On November 8, 2021, law enforcement agencies in both the United States and European Union announced that a series of actions, including a number of arrests, were taken against the Russia-linked ransomware group, “REvil.”
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Russia Adopts Increased Fines for Data Protection Violations
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As reported by Russian law firm Alrud, on November 21, 2019, the Russian State Duma passed a bill that would increase the minimum fines that may be imposed for violations of Russia’s data protection laws.…
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Attacks Targeting Oil and Gas Sector Renew Questions About Cybersecurity
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Recent press reports indicate that a cyber attack disabled the third-party platform used by oil and gas pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners to exchange documents with other customers. This incident and others raise questions about cybersecurity across the U.S. pipeline network.…
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U.S. Blames Russia for Cyber Attacks on Energy Infrastructure
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On March 15, 2018, the Trump Administration took the unprecedented step of publicly blaming the Russian government for carrying out cyber attacks on American energy infrastructure.…
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Privacy and Information Security Law Blog’s Top 10 Posts of 2017
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As 2017 comes to a close, read our top 10 posts of the year.…
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New Data Processing Notice Requirements Take Effect in Russia
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On August 22, 2017, the Russian privacy regulator announced that it had issued an order, effective immediately, revising notice protocols for companies that process personal data in Russia. …
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Russian Privacy Regulator Adds Countries to List of Nations with Sufficient Privacy Protections
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On August 9, 2017, the Russian privacy regulator expanded its list of nations that provide sufficient privacy protections to allow transfers of personal data from Russia.…
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New Data Protection Enforcement Provisions Take Effect in Russia
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As reported in BNA Privacy Law Watch, on July 1, 2017, a new law took effect in Russia allowing for administrative enforcement actions and higher fines for violations of Russia’s data protection law.…
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Russia Set to Block Access to LinkedIn
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On November 10, 2016, Moscow’s Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision that LinkedIn violated Russia’s data localization law requiring Russian personal data to be stored within Russian territory. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s data protection authority, is now set to block access to the social media website across Russia.…
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Russian Data Protection Authority Releases 2016 Audit Plan for Localization Law
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On January 13, 2016, the Russian Data Protection Authority (Roscommandzor) released its plan for audits this year to assess compliance with Russia’s data localization law, which became effective on September 1, 2015.…
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