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The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control continues to focus enforcement activities on digital currency companies. This focus is likely to increase given recent comments by Janet Yellen, the head of the Treasury department, criticizing digital currencies and the utility of this rapidly growing new technology. Last year, OFAC announced an enforcement action against […]
Acer hacked by ransomware gang demanding $50m ransom | TechRadar
The notorious REvil ransomware gang has reportedly attacked Taiwanese PC vendor Acer, demanding a $50 million ransom of cryptocurrency Monero to decrypt its computers. Working with a malware intelligence analyst from Malwarebytes, cyber-intelligence news site The Record, was able to track down a portal operated by the REvil gang that clearly spells the ransom, which […]
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New Cybersecurity Program Prepares Professionals with Legal Knowledge: LAist
The University of Southern California’s (USC) Gould School of Law’s online Master of Studies in Law (MSL) program is tailored for professionals in a range of industries who are not attorneys, but who want to expand their expertise with essential legal skills and education. There are courses that span legalities of entertainment, health care, human […]
Virginia governor signs comprehensive data privacy law | TheHill
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signed the Consumer Data Protection Act on Tuesday, making Virginia the second state in the U.S. to pass a comprehensive data privacy law. The bill will give consumers the right to opt out of having their personal data processed for targeted advertising and the right to confirm if their data […]
Who Has Standing in a Data Breach Litigation? In The Third Circuit, Fear of Speculative Future Harm Still Doesn’t Cut It | Consumer Privacy World
As the number of data breaches continue to rise, so too will the number of lawsuits filed. As CPW previously reported, the number of data breaches in 2020 was more than double that of 2019. One can only wonder what 2021 will bring. Yet with this increase in data breach litigation, a recent opinion within […]