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

Emergency medical service team responding to an incident showing privacy nightmare of location data

Data Privacy News

FCC’s Plan For Enhanced 911 Location Data Could Become a Privacy Nightmare

March 27, 2019

Enhanced 911 location data would make it possible for emergency first responders to more accurately find and locate people making 911 calls. What are the privacy implications since the biggest U.S. telcos have been secretly selling location data of their customers to a shadowy network of data brokers and data aggregators?

Security lock chain showing federal network devices fail CISA security requirements

Cyber Security News

Federal Network Devices Across Multiple Agencies Violate CISA’s Security Requirements

July 4, 2023

Security researchers have discovered hundreds of federal network devices with exposed management interfaces violating the recently mandated CISA security requirements detailed in the Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 23-02.

Man working on code showing secure software development and software supply chain security

Cyber Security News

Federal Vendors Given a Year to Craft SBOM To Guarantee Secure Software Development and Improve Software Supply Chain Security

September 22, 2022

The government is addressing software supply chain security with new requirements. The OMB has issued a new memorandum that sets a year-long framework for vendors to provide assurances of secure software development.

State capitol building showing breach of government data impacting Five Eyes

Cyber Security News

Feds Investigating Government Data Breach Impacting the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance

April 12, 2024

The Department of State is investigating an alleged data breach exposing sensitive government data from the Pentagon, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, and other US allies.

Iran flag with code showing Iranian hackers targeted critical infrastructure

Cyber Security News

Feds Warn About Iranian Hackers Expanding the List of Targeted PLCs to Compromise Critical Infrastructure

August 3, 2026

The FBI and CISA warn about Iranian hackers expanding the list of targeted programmable logic controllers to compromise critical infrastructure, including water and energy.

Cyber Security News

Ferrari Disclosed a Data Breach Impacting Customer Data but Refused to Pay Ransom

March 31, 2023

Italian supercar maker Ferrari disclosed a data breach impacting an unknown amount of customer data after a hacker demanded ransom, a request that the company turned down.

Cyber Security News

Ferrari Website Hacked, Used to Push NFT Scam That Built on Official Announcement

May 11, 2022

A subdomain of Ferrari was compromised and used to host an NFT scam, but appears to have netted only a few hundred dollars in Ethereum before it was identified and taken down.

Hand on smartwatch and health medical tracker showing warning for health apps over data sharing

Data Privacy News

Fertility-Tracking App Flo Settles With FTC Over Misrepresentation of Data Sharing Practices; Warning for All Health Apps

January 21, 2021

Recent FTC settlement with the popular Flo Fertility Tracking app came with a warning from the agency to other health apps that engage in questionable data sharing practices.

Pitstop team working showing data breach exposed driver information

Cyber Security News

FIA Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Personal Information of F1 Drivers, Including Max Verstappen’s Passport

October 28, 2025

An FIA data breach has exposed the sensitive personal information of F1 drivers, including government-issued IDs, after a group of security researchers breached the sporting body’s Driver Categorisation portal.

Hacker hand stealing data from laptop showing third party breach

Cyber Security News

Fidelity Investments Life Insurance’s Third-Party Breach From Infosys Subsidiary Impacts Nearly 30,000 Customers

March 13, 2024

Insurance giant Fidelity Investments has suffered a third-party breach linked to the US-based subsidiary of Indian tech juggernaut Infosys, impacting nearly 30,000 customers.

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FCC’s Plan For Enhanced 911 Location Data Could Become a Privacy Nightmare

Federal Network Devices Across Multiple Agencies Violate CISA’s Security Requirements

Federal Vendors Given a Year to Craft SBOM To Guarantee Secure Software Development and Improve Software Supply Chain Security

Feds Investigating Government Data Breach Impacting the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance

Feds Warn About Iranian Hackers Expanding the List of Targeted PLCs to Compromise Critical Infrastructure

Ferrari Disclosed a Data Breach Impacting Customer Data but Refused to Pay Ransom

Ferrari Website Hacked, Used to Push NFT Scam That Built on Official Announcement

FIA Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Personal Information of F1 Drivers, Including Max Verstappen’s Passport

Fidelity Investments Life Insurance’s Third-Party Breach From Infosys Subsidiary Impacts Nearly 30,000 Customers

Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts

Claude’s Great Escape: Anthropic AI Models Join OpenAI Agents in Hacking Their Way Out of Sandboxes

Leak of Microsoft Meeting Documents Indicates Company Is Struggling to Keep Up With Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered by Mythos