GRC Report Staff

Cyberattack on University of Hawaii Cancer Center Exposes Decades of Research Data Tied to 1.2 Million People

A cyberattack on research systems at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center has exposed personal data connected to roughly 1.2 million individuals, according to incident disclosures released by the university in late February.

OPBAS Reports Stronger AML Oversight but Questions Whether Enforcement Goes Far Enough

The UK’s anti-money laundering oversight regime for lawyers and accountants is stronger than it was in 2018. But according to the latest report from the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision, it is not yet where it needs to be.

Poland’s Supreme Administrative Court Revives GDPR Fines Against Fortum & Pika Over 95,000-Record Breach

Poland’s highest administrative court has revived a GDPR enforcement case against Fortum Marketing and Sales and its IT provider Pika, siding with the country’s data protection authority and reopening the path for multimillion-złoty fines tied to a 2020 data breach affecting more than 95,000 people.

California Moves Forward on Corporate Climate Disclosure Rules With CARB Approval

California Air Resources Board has approved a new regulation aimed at implementing two of the state’s landmark corporate climate disclosure laws, marking a significant step toward operationalizing climate-related reporting requirements for large companies doing business in California.

UK Sets Sustainability Reporting Baseline With Final SRS Standards, Leaving Scope 3 Timelines to Regulators

The UK government has formally released its finalized UK Sustainability Reporting Standards, a move that brings Britain into closer alignment with the global sustainability reporting baseline developed by the IFRS Foundation and its standard-setting arm, the International Sustainability Standards Board.

UK CMA Opens Investigation Into Hilton, IHG & Marriott Over Use of Shared Hotel Data Platform

The UK’s competition watchdog has turned its attention to the hotel sector, opening an investigation into whether some of the world’s largest hotel chains shared competitively sensitive information through a common data analytics platform.

South Korea Launches Investigation Into Instagram Over Mass Account Bans

South Korea’s media regulator is stepping into the growing controversy over Instagram’s mass account suspensions, opening a formal investigation into what many users have described as a sweeping and unexplained “ban wave.”