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

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Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Accessed Car Owners’ Personal Information in General Motors Credential Stuffing Attack

June 2, 2022
Threat actors compromised American automaker General Motors in a credential stuffing attack, accessed customers' personal information, and redeemed reward points for gift cards.
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Cyber SecurityNews

White House Addresses Internet Routing Vulnerabilities With BGP Security Protocol

September 9, 2024
A new strategy report from the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is addressing some established issues with internet routing security. The BGP security plan calls for adoption of the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI).
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US Census Bureau logo close-up on website showing cyber attack targeting Citrix vulnerability
Cyber SecurityNews

Citrix Vulnerability Exploited for Cyber Attack on US Census in January 2020; Government Says Hackers Did Not Access Census Results

September 1, 2021
News has recently emerged that the US Census Bureau was compromised by a cyber attack in January 2020 which was traced back to a Citrix vulnerability that had just been publicly disclosed about a month prior.
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Data PrivacyNews

As Chrome Finally Finishes Off Tracking Cookies, Google Rules Are Amended to Bring Back Device Fingerprinting

February 24, 2025
Google's long-running project to eliminate cookies from Chrome is about to wind up, but it has come with a reversal of course that now allows device fingerprinting. The new Google rules were quietly announced in December of last year but seemed to slip beneath the radar.
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Data PrivacyNews

Leaked Facebook Documents Show How Company Uses Personal Data for Competitive Advantage

November 13, 2019
Nearly 7,000 pages of leaked Facebook documents are out in the public. They show how the company used access to data as a reward and shut off the access when rival companies become too powerful.
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Gavel on table showing most companies worldwide are not prepared for new privacy regulations
Data ProtectionNews

Most Companies Worldwide Are Not Prepared for New Privacy Regulations

September 26, 2019
Privacy should be a top-of-mind issue as new privacy regulations keep appearing globally. However, recent report shows organizations are still unprepared to deal with them effectively.
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Roblox game on smartphone showing trojan code in Synapse X
Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Compromised Synapse X Scripting Engine To Inject Trojan Code Into Roblox Game

May 23, 2022
Hackers injected trojan code into the Roblox scripts by compromising the Synapse X engine, allowing them to install DLL libraries capable of breaking applications and destroying data.
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Fortnite game on the iPhone screen showing antitrust lawsuit over app store
Data PrivacyNews

Epic and Apple’s App Store Battle Moves to Court; Antitrust Lawsuit Could Put an End to Apple’s “Walled Garden”

May 10, 2021
Apple sells itself to consumers on security and privacy, and one of the building blocks of that ecosystem is its App Store policies. Should Epic's antitrust lawsuit succeed, the "walled garden" may be breached.
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Joe Biden at Presidential Debate showing executive order on cybersecurity breaches
Cyber SecurityNews

New Executive Order From Biden Administration Requires Federal Contractors To Report Cybersecurity Breaches, Forces Major Upgrades

May 14, 2021
Biden administration executive order looks to make immediate improvement to the nation's cyber defenses, with the headline item being new reporting requirements for federal government vendors that experience cybersecurity breaches.
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Google Play Store on smartphone screen showing ban on stalkerware apps for user tracking
Data PrivacyNews

Google Bans User Tracking and Stalkerware Apps From Play Store

September 29, 2020
Google bans stalkerware apps that do not obtain consent and provide persistent notifications on user tracking. Parental monitoring and enterprise management apps will be allowed.
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TikTok to Receive €530 Million Fine Over EU Data Storage, Data Transfers to China

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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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