Taiwanese PC maker Acer confirmed a data breach after a hacker listed the stolen data on a hacking forum, including technical product specifications and infrastructure details.
The agreement means that WhatsApp will make its privacy policy clearer to end users, in compliance with EU rules, in addition to making it easier for users to reject updates along with clearer explanations in situations where refusing the new privacy policy means agreeing to no longer use the service.
The FTC investigation's specific concern with the Musk era is that the company is retaining adequate resources to fund and staff the privacy practices it remains obligated to in a 2011 FTC settlement.
TikTok is no longer welcome on the devices of federal agencies, along with many state governments. But some in Congress are calling for an even broader TikTok ban, to the point of removing it from the country entirely.
A health data breach appears to have exposed the sensitive personal information of members of Congress and their employees. DC Health Link is used by many (but not all) members and their assorted staff.
The U.S. aviation sector is looking at new cybersecurity requirements in four fundamental areas: network segmentation and redundancy, access control, monitoring and detection of threats, and timely patching.
Retailer WH Smith suffered a cyber attack that leaked employee data, including names, dates of birth, and National Insurance Numbers. The incident leaked the data of current and former employees, but customer data was unaffected.
150 non-emergency procedures were canceled along with about 3,000 appointments as a Barcelona hospital fell victim to a ransomware attack that crippled communications and slowed operations.
The EPA memo frames vulnerabilities in public water systems as a potential point of contamination, and thus a public health threat. The new cybersecurity requirements are part of an order to include new elements in periodic sanitary surveys.
Hackers stole and published the login credentials of major tech and Fortune 500 companies, accessed CCTV cameras, and probed portals after breaching two large data centers in Asia.
