North Korean hackers are running cyber attacks that focus on fraudulent cash-outs at ATM machines by hacking payment systems, augmenting with use of social engineering elements. Read More
The list of the biggest data breaches of the past five years is populated with representatives from the travel industry. Now a Which? study found that it is still rife with security holes. Read More
Facebook announced an app suspension of “ten of thousands” of apps as part of its privacy investigation. The initiative extends to any app that refuses to answer Facebook how user data is utilized, shared and monetized. Read More
Since March 2019, hackers have been targeting the UN and affiliated humanitarian aid organizations with a sophisticated, mobile-centric phishing campaign to harvest Microsoft Office 365 login credentials. Read More
A new law was included in 2020 budget bill which requires any U.S. company providing cyber capabilities to first notify the State Department and obtain permission before selling to foreign governments. Read More
With Instagram responsible for 50% of GIPHY's traffic, many are concerned that Facebook may use GIFs as trojans for data collection and personalized ads after the merger. Read More
Big Tech companies have been making billions of dollars from data monetization, it’s time for them to disclose to users how much their data is worth with the proposed DASHBOARD Act. Read More
Much-needed EDPB guidance on the Schrems II judgment has been released and the picture looks about as grim as possible for impacted companies thus far. Read More
New study suggests that many websites are navigating around GDPR by tailoring the design of their cookie consent tools and using dark patterns to provide a misleading veneer of a consent agreement. Read More
Several email services including top email apps like Edison, Cleanfox and Slice are selling data products using data scraped from the inboxes of their users. Read More
