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.
The City of Dallas, Texas, has suffered a Royal ransomware attack that impaired critical IT systems, including computer-assisted police dispatch and fire response services.
A joint report from China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Centre (CVERC) and cybersecurity firm 360 accuses the US CIA of aggressively hacking China and other countries with advanced cyber weapons, including an assortment of trojans, malware, botnets and zero-days.
German health insurers' IT services provider Bitmarck's early warning systems detected a cyber attack, forcing it to shut down internal and customer-facing applications, denying health insurers essential IT services.
Google and Apple are partnering with the IETF to propose an industry standard for warning device users of unauthorized Bluetooth tracking. System would require device manufacturers to provide alerts automatically generated in iOS or Android when a potential Bluetooth tracking device is detected in the area.
A proposed cyber defense bill would authorize the U.S. Department of Defense to ramp up training and direct cooperation on Taiwan’s defensive measures, as millions of Chinese cyber attacks pour in each month.
Victory for Pharma Giant Merck in NotPetya Cyber Attack Suit Redefines “Act of War” Insurance Claims
Victory for Merck in the long-simmering suit on the 2017 NotPetya cyber attack means that cyber insurers now have much less ground to stand on when denying insurance claims on an "act of war" basis.
The private tweets that were supposed to be restricted to authorized Twitter Circle users were able to make their way into the 'For You' tab of others during a period in April, including non-followers.
After failing to pay the data protection fine or provide any proof of compliance, CNIL is now issuing Clearview AI an overdue payment penalty in the amount of €5.2 million. The facial recognition firm was warned that it could face additional fines of €100,000 per day if it did not comply.
Cloud-based electronic health records and management solutions provider NextGen Healthcare has notified authorities of a data breach that leaked 1 million patient records.
