Top court in Europe struck down the Privacy Shield agreement that governed EU-US data transfers and can potentially limits data sharing with other countries via companies in the US. Read More
Almost All Major Sites Lack Website Security Measures Against Client-side JavaScript Vulnerabilities
Report shows website security failing as 99% of Alexa top 1,000 websites may be vulnerable to client-side JavaScript exploits such as Magecart, form jacking, cross-site scripting (XSS), and credit card skimming. Read More
Class action data privacy lawsuit claims that Google app tracking continues to record user activity on hundreds of thousands of mobile apps despite users applying the recommended settings. Read More
Russian hackers appear to have shifted their cybercrime focus to BEC scams as new study shows that they have struck over 200 businesses in 46 countries since July 2019. Read More
Recently Discovered SAP Bug Allows Anybody Without Technical Knowledge to Hack Business Applications
SAP bug allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to gain unrestricted access to SAP systems without a username or password to create new privileged users or shut down the entire system. Read More
North Korean hackers are focusing heavily on Magecart attacks by planting malicious code in online shopping carts of individual stores and payment processors. Read More
Law enforcement agencies purchasing illicit breach data from SpyCloud, presumably for use in investigations, raising questions of due legal process by these agencies. Read More
New study provides some very sharp and eye-popping numbers showing that sloppy privacy practices can be tied directly to an 80% increase in the likelihood of data breaches. Read More
Facial recognition provider Clearview AI is facing a joint privacy investigation by the U.K. and Australia that centers on the scraping of social media platforms for available images. Read More
Home security cameras upload data when motion is detected, creating a predictable pattern that increases privacy risks by allowing third parties to know when someone was present at home without the need to watch the footage. Read More
