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Chick-fil-A restaurant showing privacy lawsuit over data collection

Data Privacy News

Chick-fil-A Hit With Privacy Lawsuit Over Data Collection Embedded in Viral Video Marketing Campaign

February 1, 2023

Privacy lawsuit alleges that by embedding the Meta pixel on pages hosting its videos, Chick-fil-A violated the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) which applies only to data collection of personally identifiable information when viewing videos.

Airline passengers in an international airport showing no fly list in data leak

Cyber Security News

Wanted Hacker Accessed Federal No Fly List on an Unsecured Airline’s Server

January 31, 2023

A wanted Swiss hacker accessed a federal No Fly List containing millions of records that was sitting on an unsecured server operated by a regional airline company.

Yellow crime scene tape on computer keyboard showing law enforcement operations on Hive ransomware gang

Cyber Security News

Hive Ransomware Shut Down by Law Enforcement Operation; FBI in Possession of Decryption Keys, Group’s Public-Facing Website

January 31, 2023

The Hive ransomware threat appears to be very much in retreat as the US Department of Justice recently announced the seizure of the group's decryption keys and infrastructure, including its public-facing website, by law enforcement operations.

WhatsApp app icon on a smartphone showing GDPR violations

Data Protection News

WhatsApp Receives €5.5 Million Fine for GDPR Violations

January 30, 2023

The WhatsApp GDPR violations pertain to Article 12 and 13(1)(c) requirements that platform users be clearly informed of the legal basis under which their personal information is being collected.

League of Legends website page showing security breach of game cheats and source code

Cyber Security News

Security Breach at Riot Games Reveals Game Cheats, Source Code for Popular eSport “League of Legends”

January 30, 2023

Hackers exfiltrated not just internal game cheats, but the source code that underpins this system for certain Riot Games titles, including League of Legends. This creates the possibility of new game cheats and exploits being developed.

KFC Drive thru at night showing ransomware attack

Cyber Security News

KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell Ransomware Attack Shuts Down 300 Restaurants in the UK

January 27, 2023

A ransomware attack on KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell parent company Yum! Brands shut down 300 restaurants in the United Kingdom and leaked the company's corporate data.

Exterior of T-Mobile store showing data breach

Cyber Security News

T-Mobile Data Breach: Hacker Accessed Personal Details of 37 Million Subscribers

January 27, 2023

T-Mobile has begun notifying 37 million prepaid and post subscribers whose personal information was accessed by unauthorized bad actors in an unsecured API data breach.

Lock on hard disk showing encryption key stolen for encrypted backups

Cyber Security News

Encrypted Backups, Encryption Key Stolen From GoTo in Hack

January 27, 2023

GoTo says that the stolen information varies by product, but encryption keys that were also taken in the hack will grant access to "a portion" of the encrypted backups that were stolen.

Closeup of man holding a fake moustache showing Meta sued surveillance company for data scraping with fake accounts

Data Privacy News

Surveillance Company Voyager Labs Sued by Meta for Data Scraping, Use of Fake Accounts

January 26, 2023

Meta is framing the lawsuit as an opening volley in a war against data scraping and invasive surveillance by law enforcement partners. The surveillance company has clearly gone farther than is usual given the creation of some 38,000 fake accounts.

Black Nissan car showing third-party data breach

Cyber Security News

A Third-Party Data Breach Exposed the Personal Information of 18,000 Nissan Customers

January 26, 2023

Nissan said a third-party data breach allowed hackers to access and exfiltrate customer information for software testing but stored on a misconfigured cloud service by a contracted software development firm.

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Chick-fil-A Hit With Privacy Lawsuit Over Data Collection Embedded in Viral Video Marketing Campaign

Wanted Hacker Accessed Federal No Fly List on an Unsecured Airline’s Server

Hive Ransomware Shut Down by Law Enforcement Operation; FBI in Possession of Decryption Keys, Group’s Public-Facing Website

Security Breach at Riot Games Reveals Game Cheats, Source Code for Popular eSport “League of Legends”

KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell Ransomware Attack Shuts Down 300 Restaurants in the UK

T-Mobile Data Breach: Hacker Accessed Personal Details of 37 Million Subscribers

Encrypted Backups, Encryption Key Stolen From GoTo in Hack

Surveillance Company Voyager Labs Sued by Meta for Data Scraping, Use of Fake Accounts

A Third-Party Data Breach Exposed the Personal Information of 18,000 Nissan 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