Recently, Squire Patton Boggs Tokyo and Shanghai Partner Scott Warren was cited in an article in Lexology Pro, written by Victoria Hudgins, comparing the US and China AI action plans. Both plans set more aspirational goals, while establishing a framework for AI security. Read the article (subscription required).
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In a cautionary decision for companies handling personal data, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) issued a substantial fine to a telecommunications distributor following a significant data breach. In April 2021, the company at the center of the case had been targeted by a ransomware attack using Babuk malware, which encrypted files and interrupted operations. When the company refused to pay the ransom, cybercriminals published the personal data of around 13 million individuals on the dark web, exposing affected users to serious risks of fraud and identity theft.Continue Reading When Data Breaches Cost Twice – AEPD’s Landmark Fine Shows That Being the Victim of a Cyberattack Doesn’t Excuse GDPR Failures
On 5 June 2024, the Australian Information Commissioner commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Australian Federal Court against Medibank Private Limited (an Australian health insurance provider) in relation to its notorious data breach in October 2022.
To bring you back up to speed on the Medibank data breach, on 25 October 2022, Medibank notified the
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The UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill) received its second reading in the House of Lords on 19 December 2023. Although the Bill cleared that crucial milestone, the debate focused on the government’s last-minute introduction of sweeping powers enabling the Secretary of State to require banks and other financial service providers to monitor and to provide information from accounts into which benefits are paid. Although ostensibly intended to identify fraud, the Lords echoed the view expressed by campaigning group, Big Brother Watch, that it would be:
“wholly inappropriate for the UK Government to order private banks, building societies and other financial services to conduct mass, algorithmic, suspicionless surveillance and reporting of their account holders on behalf of the state”.Continue Reading Government access to personal data in bank accounts: a compliance challenge for banks, and a threat to EU adequacy?