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

Hacker stealing crytocurrency from computer screen representing Coinhive

Cyber Security News

Latest Coinrail $40M Heist Shows Need for Security and Cryptocurrency Regulations

June 27, 2018

As might be expected, the scale and scope of the latest Coinrail cyber heist has increased the call for new cryptocurrency regulations for both exchanges and trading, and could go a long way in maintaining investor faith in the modern financial system.

Connectivity map on globe showing the latest Schrems challenge on cross-border data transfers which could shake up global trade

Data Privacy News

Latest Schrems Challenge On Cross-Border Data Transfers Could Shake Up Global Trade

July 25, 2019

New Schrems privacy case could affect how global corporations carry out cross-border data transfers which may cause global trade and data flows to come to a halt.

hacker hand reaching out on laptop showing data breach of service providers

Cyber Security News

Latitude Financial Services Data Breach Leaked Customer Data From Two Service Providers

March 23, 2023

Australia’s Latitude Financial Services is investigating a data breach that impacted two third-party service providers, exposing hundreds of thousands of customer records.

Handcuffs on laptop showing phishing service takedown by law enforcement operation

Cyber Security News

Law Enforcement Operation Takes Down LabHost Phishing Service, UK University Students Among Suspects Arrested

April 24, 2024

The LabHost phishing service had been active since 2021 and was responsible for the theft of at least 480,000 credit and debit card numbers with 64,000 pin numbers. According to the London Metropolitan Police, university students were among the 37 suspects recently rounded up in a law enforcement operation that took down the LabHost phishing service.

Hacker in handcuffs in front of laptop showing law enforcement raid on dark web site

Cyber Security News

Law Enforcement Raid on RagnarLocker Leads to Seizure of Dark Web Site, Arrest of Leader

October 23, 2023

Joint international law enforcement effort involving about a dozen countries has taken down Ragnar Locker ransomware gang's dark web site, with an announcement that at least one arrest had been made.

Child working on computer and talking on phone showing U.S. and U.K. turning their attention to children’s privacy online

Data Protection News

Lawmakers in the U.S. and UK Turn Their Attention to Children’s Privacy Online

May 6, 2019

U.S. push for COPPA update and UK publication of 16-point draft code of practice for children’s privacy show a move towards stronger data protection laws against tracking and monitoring of children.

Data Privacy News

Lawsuit Accuses Google AI Assistant of Surreptitiously Accessing Gmail and Messaging Files

November 19, 2025

A lawsuit filed in California is accusing Google's "Gemini" AI assistant of spying on private communications, citing an undeclared change in policy from opt-in to opt-out that took place in October of this year.

Data Privacy News

Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Dodging Apple Privacy Rules by Using Facebook and Instagram In-App Browsers

October 5, 2022

Meta stands accused of breaking Apple privacy rules, as a set of proposed class-action lawsuits describes it using its in-app browsers to track activity without user knowledge or consent.

Flying envelopes showing LinkedIn training AI models with private messages

Data Privacy News

Lawsuit Accusing LinkedIn of Training AI Models With InMail Private Messages Dismissed

February 3, 2025

The suit was filed in California and noted that while customers in a number of countries were automatically exempted from having their data put toward training AI models, US users had their content and messaging (including private messages) included by default.

Data Protection News

Lawsuit Alleges Coinbase Violated Illinois Biometric Data Law

May 11, 2023

Coinbase has been sued for collecting biometric data from the photos of ID cards and the "selfies" that it requires when customers set up an account, and from the fingerprint scans that are used to authenticate mobile app users.

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Latest Coinrail $40M Heist Shows Need for Security and Cryptocurrency Regulations

Latest Schrems Challenge On Cross-Border Data Transfers Could Shake Up Global Trade

Latitude Financial Services Data Breach Leaked Customer Data From Two Service Providers

Law Enforcement Operation Takes Down LabHost Phishing Service, UK University Students Among Suspects Arrested

Law Enforcement Raid on RagnarLocker Leads to Seizure of Dark Web Site, Arrest of Leader

Lawsuit Accuses Google AI Assistant of Surreptitiously Accessing Gmail and Messaging Files

Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Dodging Apple Privacy Rules by Using Facebook and Instagram In-App Browsers

Lawsuit Accusing LinkedIn of Training AI Models With InMail Private Messages Dismissed

Lawsuit Alleges Coinbase Violated Illinois Biometric Data Law

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