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Latest news on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory developments, data breaches and enforcement actions happening around the world.

Image of Manila skyline representing the Philippines National Privacy Commission on the Comeleak data breach
Cyber SecurityNews

‘Comeleak’ Allows Philippine National Privacy Commission to Show Teeth

January 25, 2017
Privacy issues in the Philippines have become headline news as 2017 gets underway. In January, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) in that country issued a statement placing the blame for a data breach that put the personal information of millions of voters at risk squarely at the feet of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and its Chairman Andres Bautista.
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Phone with Netflix app logo and mask on table showing the increase in scam websites mimicking online streaming services
Cyber SecurityNews

‘Dramatic Rise’ in Scam Websites Mimicking Online Streaming Services

May 4, 2020
700 scam websites pretending to offer online streaming services are taking advantage of the recent pandemic lockdowns to steal personal data and credit card information.
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Image of Verizon logo on a building wall representing how the Verizon Up program wants your privacy in return for rewards and targeted ads
Data PrivacyNews

‘Verizon Up’ Will Deliver Rewards and Targeted Ads in Return for Your Privacy

September 19, 2017
New Verizon rewards program will give you coffee, music and rides in exchange for your behavioral data for targeted ads. What's the price for your privacy?
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Microsoft logo at building showing alleged data breach of Microsoft accounts
Cyber SecurityNews

“Anonymous Sudan” Offering 30 Million Microsoft Accounts For Sale, Redmond Denies Data Breach

July 11, 2023
In addition to the DDoS campaign and claimed theft of Microsoft accounts, Anonymous Sudan has busied itself with a campaign of attacks against European banks as of late. Microsoft says there is no evidence of a data breach.
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Russian military vehicles on the city street showing hacker collective Anonymous waging cyber war
Cyber SecurityNews

“Anonymous” Hacker Collective Declares Cyber War Against Russian Government Over Ukraine Invasion

March 3, 2022
The present incarnation of the hacker collective opened up its cyber war against Russia by temporarily taking down a number of government websites, including those of the Kremlin and the Defense Ministry.
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Police’s evidence boxes showing the data dump of police files from hundreds of U.S. law enforcement agencies
Cyber SecurityNews

“BlueLeaks” Data Dump Contains Police Files of Hundreds of Law Enforcement Agencies, Tied Back to a Third-Party Services Provider

July 6, 2020
Data dump containing 269 GB of police files from hundreds of U.S. law enforcement agencies and the FBI is found to be tied to a breach at a shared third-party vendor.
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Man pretends to peek through a hole with his hands showing workplace monitoring guidelines from UK ICO
Data ProtectionNews

“Business Interests Must Never Be Prioritized Over Worker Privacy,” According to Workplace Monitoring Guidelines From UK ICO

October 13, 2023
The UK ICO guidelines specify that workplace monitoring must be disclosed to employees (along with its 'clearly defined' purpose), and the 'least intrusive' method must be used to accomplish the stated purpose.
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Toy robot in front of a monitor showing the security concerns over the chrome extensions used by checkout bots to snap up delivery time slots.
Cyber SecurityNews

“Checkout Bots” Use Chrome Extensions to Automatically Snap up Delivery Time Slots, But Are They Safe?

May 19, 2020
Checkout bots are gaining popularity in coronavirus pandemic to snap up delivery time slots through Chrome extensions including those that may contain security vulnerabilities.
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Woman holding phone with Snapchat on the screen showing AI chatbot
Data PrivacyNews

“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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Merck company logo on website page showing NotPetya attack and cyber war
Cyber SecurityNews

“Cyber War” Exception Struck Down in Merck’s Battle With Insurance Company Over NotPetya Attack

February 3, 2022
Recent ruling in New Jersey involving the NotPetya attacks indicates that insurers may not be able to use "cyber war" clauses as an excuse to not pay out for remediation of ransomware attacks.
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IT Help Desks Across UK Victimized by “DragonForce” Social Engineering Attack

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The Co-op Confirms Significant Data Theft from an Apparent Dragonforce Ransomware Cyber Attack

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