Financial services company OneMain fined $4.25 million for security lapses

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We take a look at a fine totalling millions aimed at financial services company OneMain.

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Stalkerware-type app developers fined by NY Attorney General

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We take a look at news that the NYAG has penalised developers of stalkerware-type apps, and the ramifications for those developers further down the line.

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Credit card fraud group member could get up to 30 years in jail

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We take a look at a New York based credit card fraud group, and see how the justice system is slowly taking it to task.

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New York wants to ban taxpayer-funded ransomware payments

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:12:18 +0000

One of the proposed bills would set up a $5m fund to help small towns upgrade their systems and bolster their security.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/M15zqIhc3yU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Deepfakes laws and proposals flood US

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:59:05 +0000

In a rare example of legislative haste, roughly one dozen state and federal bills were introduced in the past 12 months to regulate deepfakes, the relatively modern technology that some fear could upend democracy.

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Insurance data security laws skirt political turmoil

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 22:44:47 +0000

Across the United States, a unique approach to lawmaking has seen radical success in making data security a little bit stronger for one industry—insurance providers.

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YouTube fined $170m for covertly tracking kids online

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:43:26 +0000

YouTube can’t track kids online anymore without their parents’ permission, says the FTC, as it fined the Google-subsidiary $170m.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/1ObwzofWsMw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Post-Equifax settlement, NY updates data breach notification laws

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:16:25 +0000

Equifax is fined $675 million, while New York data breach notification law now covers biometrics, passwords, and more.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/D5ggPWpjbBQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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