Scott Ikeda, Senior Correspondent at CPO Magazine

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FBI Budget Request Includes $64 Million for “Key” Cyber Threats, With Primary Focus on China

May 10, 2023

Describing cyber threats as one of its primary challenges, the FBI is asking for an additional $64 million in 2024 to add 192 new positions and improve its cyber capabilities. Much of the budget request focuses on the looming threat that China poses.

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Data Privacy News

ChatGPT Adds Ability to Turn Off Chat History, but “Grandfathered” Conversations Still Accessible to AI Models

May 9, 2023

ChatGPT, is now allowing users to disable chat history. However, any prior conversations remain logged and available to the company's AI models, and chats will still be retained for 30 days before deletion in order to "fight abuse."

Data Privacy News

FTC Weighs Full Ban on Facebook’s Ability to Monetize Data of Minors After Alleged Violation of Children’s Privacy

May 8, 2023

The FTC has found that not only has Facebook not fully complied with its obligations, but that it has also been in violation of children's privacy regulations with its Messenger Kids app.

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Cyber Security News

T-Mobile’s Second Data Breach of 2023 Impacts Fewer Customers, But Involves Much More Sensitive Information

May 8, 2023

T-Mobile data breach second data breach of 2023 took place from February to March. Those impacted likely had their Social Security numbers, ID numbers, account pins and other sensitive data revealed.

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Cyber Security News

Google Play Store Ban Numbers Comparable to Recent Years With Over a Million Bad Apps Removed in 2022

May 5, 2023

Roughly in keeping with numbers seen in recent years, the Google Play Store announced that it blocked 1.43 million bad apps and banned 173,000 malicious or policy-violating developer accounts in 2022.

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Data Protection News

New Health Data Privacy Law in Washington Protects Location Records, Ensures Access to Personal Data

May 4, 2023

The state of Washington's new health data privacy law expands protections for residents, including restrictions on the sharing of location data. The bill specifically addresses sources that fall into the "HIPAA gap," such as fitness apps and period trackers.

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Cyber Security News

An Effective Account Takeover Trick Is Helping Scammers Steal Thousands of Facebook Profiles

May 3, 2023

Attackers approach targets for account takeover pretending to be a member of the Meta tech support team, using Facebook profiles that they have created that have a post history that makes it appear as if they are a legitimate employee.

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Data Protection News

ChatGPT GDPR Compliance to Undergo Formal Inspection in Germany

May 2, 2023

Germany is querying ChatGPT's GDPR compliance in terms of required access to stored personal information, its efforts to inform data subjects of their rights under the law, and how it is handling the data of minors.

Data Privacy News

“Creepy” Snapchat AI Chatbot Can’t Be Removed Without a Paid Subscription

May 1, 2023

Nearly every tech company with some sort of social platform is rushing to get their own AI chatbot in place. Snap users are expressing concern about how it interacts with children, the level of access it has to personal information, and overbearing chat interactions.

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Cyber Security News

US Intelligence Leak: China Is Focusing Cyber Capabilities on Capturing & Shutting Down Satellites

April 26, 2023

US intelligence leak indicates that China is putting an emphasis on targeting enemy satellites in future conflicts. The country is bending its cyber capabilities toward disrupting and taking over communications and surveillance during whatever clashes might come.

FBI Budget Request Includes $64 Million for “Key” Cyber Threats, With Primary Focus on China

ChatGPT Adds Ability to Turn Off Chat History, but “Grandfathered” Conversations Still Accessible to AI Models

FTC Weighs Full Ban on Facebook’s Ability to Monetize Data of Minors After Alleged Violation of Children’s Privacy

T-Mobile’s Second Data Breach of 2023 Impacts Fewer Customers, But Involves Much More Sensitive Information

Google Play Store Ban Numbers Comparable to Recent Years With Over a Million Bad Apps Removed in 2022

New Health Data Privacy Law in Washington Protects Location Records, Ensures Access to Personal Data

An Effective Account Takeover Trick Is Helping Scammers Steal Thousands of Facebook Profiles

“Creepy” Snapchat AI Chatbot Can’t Be Removed Without a Paid Subscription

US Intelligence Leak: China Is Focusing Cyber Capabilities on Capturing & Shutting Down Satellites

Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Population Registry Impacts 8.8 Million People

ASOS Data Breach Led to Customers Receiving Unauthorized Push Notifications

Wikimedia: Rogue AI Agents Traced Back to OpenAI Made Unauthorized Edits, Attempted to Compromise Etherpad

A Wave of AI-Powered Cyber Attacks Hits Numerous South Korean Banks, Exposing Sensitive PII