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

Teenagers using their phones looking stressed over Emergency Alert Systems with vulnerable software

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Chief Engineer: FEMA Emergency Alert Systems at Risk of Hacking Due to Vulnerable Software

August 10, 2022

An attacker could use a vulnerability to issue fake alerts via the Emergency Alert Systems. The vulnerable software is in the possession of television and radio stations throughout the country, who are being called upon to download a software update.

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Tens of Thousands of GitHub Code Repositories Cloned With Malicious Code Added; Hacker Claims Campaign Was Elaborate Bug Bounty Effort

August 10, 2022

Security researchers have found over 35,000 code repositories with malicious forks or clones leading back to a single source. Malware in the tainted code repositories is designed to steal environment variables, stored elements that serve as authentication for various online services.

Hand holding credit card showing remote control compromise of payment terminals

Cyber Security News

Hackers Reportedly Exploited Wiseasy’s Remote Control Dashboards to Compromise 140,000 Payment Terminals Worldwide

August 11, 2022

A cybersecurity startup Buguard said hackers used malware to steal passwords for Wiseasy's remote control dashboards to compromise payment terminals worldwide. Hackers could control payment terminals, install and remove apps, access personal information, and make configuration changes using the remote control dashboards.

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Thousands of Mobile Apps Are Leaking Twitter API Keys, Could Be Used for Account Hijacking

August 12, 2022

The problem stems from developers failing to remove the Twitter API keys they use for authentication from the app before they release it to the public. This creates the possibility of account hijacking.

Man looking at SMS on phone showing robotext scams and smishing attacks

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FCC Warns About Increased Robotext Scams From Automated Smishing Attacks

August 12, 2022

The FCC warned about increased robotext scams from automated smishing attacks stealing personal information by impersonating known companies such as credit card companies, parcel delivery services, and law enforcement agencies.

Digital pictures on blurry dark background showing FTC rules on consumer data and commercial surveillance

Data Privacy News

Proposed FTC Rules Address Commercial Surveillance, Represent Seismic Shift in Handling of Consumer Data

August 15, 2022

New FTC rules governing consumer data processing and handling, with a focus on the "commercial surveillance" conducted by data brokers, have entered a public comment period.

Cyber Security News

Cisco Network Breach Traced Back To Compromised Personal Google Account; Sophisticated Attacker Used Combination of Voice Phishing and MFA Fatigue

August 16, 2022

The Cisco network breach was traced back to an employee's personal Google account. It was protected by multi-factor authentication (MFA), but the attacker tried a number of different voice phishing attempts.

Boy using phone in bed at night showing cyber safety and end-to-end encryption

Data Privacy News

UK Government Wrestles With Balance Between Child Cyber Safety and Legitimate End-to-End Encryption Purposes as Agencies Endorse Client-Side Scanning

August 16, 2022

The UK government line is that it does not want to outlaw end-to-end encryption, but simply "provide necessary tools" to law enforcement to ensure child cyber safety. This may include client-side scanning.

Digital yuan gold coin over yuan banknotes showing PBOC privacy protection for CBDC

Data Privacy News

Privacy Protection Coming for Digital Yuan? PBOC Promises “Respect” for Personal Information

August 17, 2022

Reasonable anonymous transactions have been proposed for the digital yuan, which is currently in testing in multiple regions of the country. PBOC officials have also promised to deliver the best privacy protection, though questions remain.

Man holding mobile phone showing SMS phishing attack

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SMS Phishing Attack Compromised Twilio Leaking Customer Data, Targeted Cloudflare

August 17, 2022

An SMS phishing attack compromised cloud communications giant Twilio, leaking customer data and targeted content delivery network provider Cloudflare. Twilio says the data breach impacted at least 125 customers.

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Chief Engineer: FEMA Emergency Alert Systems at Risk of Hacking Due to Vulnerable Software

Tens of Thousands of GitHub Code Repositories Cloned With Malicious Code Added; Hacker Claims Campaign Was Elaborate Bug Bounty Effort

Hackers Reportedly Exploited Wiseasy’s Remote Control Dashboards to Compromise 140,000 Payment Terminals Worldwide

Thousands of Mobile Apps Are Leaking Twitter API Keys, Could Be Used for Account Hijacking

FCC Warns About Increased Robotext Scams From Automated Smishing Attacks

Proposed FTC Rules Address Commercial Surveillance, Represent Seismic Shift in Handling of Consumer Data

Cisco Network Breach Traced Back To Compromised Personal Google Account; Sophisticated Attacker Used Combination of Voice Phishing and MFA Fatigue

UK Government Wrestles With Balance Between Child Cyber Safety and Legitimate End-to-End Encryption Purposes as Agencies Endorse Client-Side Scanning

Privacy Protection Coming for Digital Yuan? PBOC Promises “Respect” for Personal Information

SMS Phishing Attack Compromised Twilio Leaking Customer Data, Targeted Cloudflare

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