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Android Apps Soon to Be Required to Let Users Delete Account Data, Remove Profiles Entirely

April 13, 2023

Starting in 2024, Android apps that want to be listed on the Google Play Store will need to provide users with greater control over the data they collect. Apps must allow users to delete their account data whenever they choose, and to entirely remove their account from the app.

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Misconfiguration Allowed For Manipulation of Bing Search Results, Attacks on Users

April 11, 2023

Wiz researchers found that a Microsoft misconfiguration error created an opening for attackers to not only manipulate Bing search results, but to potentially steal Office 365 credentials.

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Supply Chain Attack on VoIP Firm 3CX Puts 600,000 Businesses at Risk, Including Fortune 500 Companies

April 11, 2023

A very commonly used VoIP telephony system has been compromised via trojans snuck in through an open source component, and the supply chain attack puts over half a million global businesses at risk.

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Notorious Genesis Dark Web Market Taken Offline by Law Enforcement

April 11, 2023

Genesis dark web market that is thought to have facilitated the sale of some 80 million credentials is now in the hands of law enforcement, after an international campaign that involved about 200 raids and 100 arrests.

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Data Privacy News

Former Tesla Employees Say Private Images and Videos From Vehicle Cameras Were Routinely Shared in an Internal Chat Channel

April 10, 2023

At least a dozen former Tesla employees spoke to Reuters to blow the whistle on the internal use of vehicle cameras as a way to have some fun at work. Some of the most disturbing videos were reportedly made available to the whole office.

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£12.7 Million Fine for TikTok in UK for Failure to Screen Underage Users, Use of Children’s Data Without Parental Consent

April 10, 2023

The fine centers on TikTok's failure to police underage users that sneak onto the platform, and collection and use of children's data without required parental consent. ICO says that TikTok should have been aware of some one million underage users.

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Consumer Lender TMX Finance Suffers a Data Breach Impacting Millions

April 7, 2023

A data breach on consumer lender TMX and its subsidiaries Titlemax, Titlebucks, and Instaloan leaked the personal information, including social security numbers, of 4.8 million customers.

Data Privacy News

TikTok Bans Extend to Australia, App No Longer Welcome on “Five Eyes” Government Devices

April 7, 2023

The Australia TikTok ban follows the same concerns that have prompted actions by its allies; fears that sensitive personal or classified information will find its way from government devices to ByteDance servers in China.

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Cyber Attack on Outsourcing Services Provider Capita Raises Fears of Attack on UK Government Services

April 6, 2023

Capita is one of the biggest outsourcing services provider for the UK national government with about £6.5 billion in annual contracts. Cyber attack has raised concerns due to the company's relationships with the UK military, National Health Service (NHS) and numerous other government agencies.

Hand reaching out at laptop showing ransomware attack at India pharmaceutical

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Fourth-Largest Generic Drugs Manufacturer Sun Pharmaceuticals Hit by Ransomware Attack

April 6, 2023

World’s fourth-largest generic drugs manufacturer Sun Pharmaceuticals disclosed a ransomware attack that compromised some of its file systems.

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Android Apps Soon to Be Required to Let Users Delete Account Data, Remove Profiles Entirely

Misconfiguration Allowed For Manipulation of Bing Search Results, Attacks on Users

Supply Chain Attack on VoIP Firm 3CX Puts 600,000 Businesses at Risk, Including Fortune 500 Companies

Notorious Genesis Dark Web Market Taken Offline by Law Enforcement

Former Tesla Employees Say Private Images and Videos From Vehicle Cameras Were Routinely Shared in an Internal Chat Channel

£12.7 Million Fine for TikTok in UK for Failure to Screen Underage Users, Use of Children’s Data Without Parental Consent

Consumer Lender TMX Finance Suffers a Data Breach Impacting Millions

TikTok Bans Extend to Australia, App No Longer Welcome on “Five Eyes” Government Devices

Cyber Attack on Outsourcing Services Provider Capita Raises Fears of Attack on UK Government Services

Fourth-Largest Generic Drugs Manufacturer Sun Pharmaceuticals Hit by Ransomware Attack

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People