Argentina suffered one of the most catastrophic data breaches possible last week, as access to a government database containing national ID card information for every citizen was found for sale on the dark web.
KnowBe4's State of Privacy and Security Report found that employee awareness of cybersecurity best practices is so appalling that most workers cannot identify common security risks.
Ransomware is the current king of the cybersecurity threat landscape, in part because of willingness to escalate to real-world damage to infrastructure. The DHS Secretary thinks that things are poised to go a step further in that direction in the very near future.
U.S. federal agencies issued a joint cybersecurity advisory over cyber threats targeting water facilities and wastewater treatment plants threatening water safety and availability.
Apple attributes iPhone security to its "walled garden" approach. Among other claims, Apple says that an Android device is up to 47 times more likely to contract malware and that allowing app sideloading would attract a wave of cyber crime to the iOS platform.
Annual Privacy Governance Report from IAPP and EY focuses on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on privacy professions, along with the Schrems II decision and the resulting complications it has created for data transfers.
Olympus suffered a second cyber attack on their Americas operation a month after a suspected ransomware incident shut down its EMEA networks. The cyber attack affected the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.
Verizon Visible experienced an attack recently that saw customer accounts taken over and orders placed using stored payment information. Verizon has verified that the hacked accounts were compromised by a credential stuffing campaign.
While much of the rest of the world grapples with the level of access law enforcement should have to facial recognition technology, the Moscow Metro system has leapt ahead to using it as a form of fare payment.
The use of smart doorbells may be facing new restrictions in the UK, due to a recent court ruling that found an Amazon Ring doorbell pointed at a neighbor's property constituted an invasion of privacy.
