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California Releases Draft Rules for CCPA

CCPA becomes law on Jan. 1. The California Department of Justice has released draft rules on how businesses should make sure they don't violate the new data privacy law.

Government, Privacy, Legislation

FIN7 Attackers Roll Out New Tools

The FIN7 group has begun deploying new tools, including a module that specifically targets a remote administration tool for payment card systems.

Malware

Audit Uncovers Critical Flaw in iTerm2

A Mozilla-funded security audit of the iTerm2 terminal emulator for macOS found a critical remote-code execution bug.

Vulnerability

Microsoft Identifies Targeted Attacks on Presidential Campaign, Government Officials

An attack group known as Phosphorus that is linked to the Iranian government has targeted email accounts of U.S. government officials and people associated with a presidential campaign.

Malware, Government

Complying With the California Privacy Law Could Cost $55 Billion

Companies pay attention to privacy legislation and regulations because they don't want the penalties and fines. There is also a hefty cost associated with becoming compliant in the first place.

Privacy, Government