Dropbox says that the security breach did not involve the contents of any customer accounts. The attackers were instead focused on company GitHub repositories, raiding 130 of them for code and tools.
The privacy policy now makes clear that TikTok user data is transferred to a number of third countries for "important functions," China among them. TikTok says it has SCCs in place that cover the data transfers.
While the digital advertising industry revenue grew a record 35.4% in 2021 and is on pace for another banner year in 2022, it’s also under intense regulatory and consumer scrutiny and increased demands for improved data privacy standards.
Hive ransomware group claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on Tata Power and began leaking stolen data, including sensitive employee and company information after ransom negotiations had conclusively failed.
Privacy awareness is now more common than not, with 60% of consumers reporting that they are concerned. While consumers are very much aware of how companies track their online behavior at this point, 34% say that they feel "overwhelmed" in trying to manage it.
The cybersecurity workforce has grown by a little over 11% since last year, filling 464,000 more positions, but the workforce gap has more than doubled during that time due to increased demand.
Security researchers discovered a command and control (C2) server for MajikPOS and Treasure Hunter POS malware variants with over 167,000 stolen credit cards worth over $3.3 million.
Iran's SIAM system has base-level access to the country's cellular networks and used not just for government surveillance, but also has functions that allow for remote manipulation of individual data collections and backdoors through encryption.
According to an internal investigation that concluded in September of this year, the credit card theft window may have been open for just over 30 months. See Tickets has sold as many as 20 million tickets per year.
Thomson Reuters database leak exposed 3TB of platform information and customer data after the media company left three databases unsecured and publicly accessible for days.
