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

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Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Accessed Car Owners’ Personal Information in General Motors Credential Stuffing Attack

June 2, 2022
Threat actors compromised American automaker General Motors in a credential stuffing attack, accessed customers' personal information, and redeemed reward points for gift cards.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Ransomware Attack Disrupted SpiceJet’s Flight Operations Leaving Passengers Stranded

June 1, 2022
An attempted ransomware attack on SpiceJet systems disrupted flight operations leaving passengers frustrated and stranded for hours with flights canceled in some locations.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Conti Ransomware Group Voluntarily Shuttered, but Members Expected to Splinter off To Smaller Groups

June 1, 2022
Security researcher claims that the Conti ransomware attack on Costa Rica was an intentional smokescreen to cover a reorganization into smaller ransomware groups.
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Data PrivacyNews

Use of Third-party Microsoft Trackers Calls Privacy Status of DuckDuckGo Into Question; Privacy Browser Found to Quietly Allow User Tracking

May 31, 2022
DuckDuckGo sells itself on its lack of user tracking. However, some new security research reveals that policy does not apply equally to Microsoft trackers.
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Data PrivacyNews

$150 Million Fine to Twitter Over Privacy Violations; Email and Phone for “Account Security” Used in Targeted Advertising Without User Knowledge

May 31, 2022
Twitter has in recent years has begun periodically requiring phone number checks for "account security." What users have not always been aware of is that these items have been added in to Twitter's internal personalized advertising system.
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Data PrivacyNews

Mark Zuckerberg Facing Lawsuit From District of Columbia Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

May 30, 2022
In the case of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the lawsuit asserts that Zuckerberg personally oversaw the engineering work that ultimately led to the exposure of Facebook user data.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Study Warns That Shadow Code on External JavaScript Libraries Pose a Serious Supply Chain Risk

May 30, 2022
Shadow code may pose a serious supply chain risk. Sampling 4,300 websites and applications ranked by traffic, researchers discovered that each website had an average of 12 third-party scripts and three fourth-party scripts.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Verizon 2022 DBIR: 4 of 5 Data Breaches Caused by “Human Element,” Business Partners Involved in 3 of 5

May 27, 2022
Verizon’s DBIR finds that 82% of data breaches logged in 2021 involved a "human element" such as falling for phishing, re-use of stolen credentials, insider malfeasance or simply causing a configuration error.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Nearly 60% Of Organizations Suffered Accidental Data Loss via Email in Last 12 Months

May 27, 2022
Research found that email was the riskiest channel for accidental data loss, accounting for 65% of data losses, ahead of cloud sharing and instant messaging platforms.
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Cyber SecurityNews

NSA: Sanctions on Russia Having a Positive Effect on Ransomware Attacks, Attempts Down Due to Difficulty Collecting Ransom Payments

May 26, 2022
NSA director of cybersecurity says ransom payments are more difficult to process due to lack of access to assorted banking options, and inability to purchase necessary technology to set up the infrastructure for new ransomware campaigns.
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Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

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

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

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

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