GRC Report Staff

EU Lawmakers Enter Crucial AI Negotiations as Push Builds for Pre-August Rule Changes

European lawmakers are heading into a decisive round of negotiations this week that could reshape key elements of the bloc’s artificial intelligence rulebook and accelerate how quickly those changes take effect.

Ten Years On, GDPR’s Legacy Is Still Shaping Data Protection

Ten years after its adoption, the General Data Protection Regulation has become something far more consequential than a legal framework. It has quietly reshaped how power is exercised in the digital economy, defining not just how data is protected, but who is accountable for it.

ADT Confirms Data Breach After Detecting Unauthorized Access to Customer Records

ADT, one of the United States' most recognizable home security brands, has disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which an unauthorized party gained access to a limited set of customer and prospective customer data. The company's security systems detected the intrusion on April 20, triggering an immediate containment response that terminated the access, engaged third-party forensic investigators, and notified law enforcement.

Money3 Ordered to Pay $1.02 Million After Court Finds Lender Left Vulnerable Borrowers Exposed

When Australians who can't get a bank loan need a car, they often turn to lenders like Money3. The company has built its business precisely on that gap — offering vehicle finance through brokers and dealerships to people locked out of the mainstream. It's a service that, done right, can be genuinely valuable. Done wrong, the consequences land on people who can least afford them.

Spain Charts Climate Risk to Protect Its Coastal Economy

A new climate risk initiative in Spain is taking a more structured and forward-looking approach to a problem that has long been acknowledged but less often operationalized. How will climate changereshape the viability of marine aquaculture?

Switzerland Advances Banking Act Reforms as FINMA Calls for Stronger Preventive Powers

Switzerland’s financial watchdog has thrown its support behind a fresh push to strengthen the country’s banking rules, while making clear that lawmakers should go further to close gaps exposed by past crises.

Online Mattress Retailer Fined $9.8 Million Over Misleading Discount Claims

The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that Emma Sleep and Emma Sleep Southeast Asia breached the Australian Consumer Law by promoting products with inflated reference prices and misleading time-limited offers. Each entity was fined $4.9 million (AUD 7.5 million).