Marriott agrees to pay $52 million settlement, improve data security practices
The actions will settle investigations into security failures that led to overlapping data breaches affecting hundreds of millions of customers.
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T-Mobile reaches $31.5 million settlement with FCC over past data breaches
The telecom will pay half in the form of a fine, while the other half will serve as a down payment for improvements to data security and…
Biden’s cybersecurity legacy: ‘a big shift’ to private sector responsibility
Over the course of his term, Joe Biden has presided over an ambitious agenda on regulation and more, to both praise and criticism.
French privacy regulator slaps Facebook, Google with fines totaling nearly $240M
The CNIL hit the tech giants over their policy on cookies.
Banks must report major cyber incidents within 36 hours under finalized regulation
Industry won some concessions in the final version of the rule, which banks must comply with by May.
SolarWinds hack spotlights a thorny legal problem: Who to blame for espionage?
It could take years for the cases to play out in court.
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Grid regulator warns utilities of risk of SolarWinds backdoor, asks how exposed they are
The hunt for information related to the suspected Russian hacking operation is very much ongoing in the private sector, too.
Twitter fined nearly $550,000 in Europe for response to bug that exposed private tweets
The decision stems from a bug that allowed thousands of people's private tweets to be made public between late 2014 and early 2019.
Insurer’s huge data exposure draws charges from New York state
The complaint is the first action under new Department of Financial Services regulations.
Cybersecurity is U.S. bank regulator’s top priority
The declaration from a Treasury Department office comes amid an environment where attackers are multiplying and the threat surface is rapidly expanding.