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

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Data Protection News

Google Settles Washington Location Tracking Lawsuit for $39.9 Million

May 26, 2023

Washington is the latest state in which Google has settled a location tracking lawsuit, adding to a list that has cost it a little over half a billion dollars to date. Lawsuits date back to a 2018 probe that found Google apps and services were continuing to track and log data even after users had changed privacy settings.

Man using laptop computer with virtual documents showing ransomware gangs shift to data extortion attacks

Cyber Security News

BianLian Ransomware Gang Shifts to Purely Data Extortion Attacks, Warns Joint Advisory

May 26, 2023

Authorities in the U.S. and Australia have warned that the BianLian ransomware gang has abandoned the double extortion model for purely data extortion attacks. More groups are likely to follow suit and forego the hassle of developing and managing the encryption and decryption process in favor of a less complicated attack,

Lock icon and password screen showing security exploit of password manager master password

Cyber Security News

New KeePass Password Manager Exploit Can Draw a Plaintext Master Password From a Memory Dump

May 29, 2023

Another vulnerability that can expose master passwords in KeePass has surfaced, after one was discovered to start the year. The new security exploit involves traces of the password being left in system memory, and potentially reassembled if the memory is dumped.

Woman hands using smartphone showing TikTok ban lawsuit

Data Privacy News

ByteDance Responds to Montana TikTok Ban With Lawsuit

May 29, 2023

The Montana TikTok ban is now facing a lawsuit from parent company ByteDance, on the basis of violation of Constitutional rights and assorted federal laws. The ban is not slated to take effect until January 2024, and legal challenges were expected in the interim.

Chinese National Flag overlaid on micro chip showing Chinese hackers in US critical infrastructure

Cyber Security News

Microsoft Threat Intelligence: Chinese Hackers Are “Living Off The Land” Inside US Critical Infrastructure

May 30, 2023

Microsoft reports a long-term campaign by Chinese hackers that has burrowed into a number of different aspects of US critical infrastructure, with the eventual goal being the creation of a system of widespread disruption that could be 'switched on' during another global crisis or a conflict between the two nations.

Data Protection News

100 GB Data Leak Could Lead To Massive Fines for Tesla in Europe

May 30, 2023

Massive data leak (handed over to German business newspaper Handelsblatt) reportedly contains troves of customer payment information, employee personal information, and customer safety complaints about the automated driving functions of Tesla vehicles.

Backlit hand using tablet with abstract glowing digital skull showing bad bots and account takeover and API attacks

Cyber Security News

Bad Bots Account For 30% Of Internet Traffic and Are More Frequent in Account Takeover and API Attacks

May 30, 2023

Bad bots account for 30% of internet traffic and are increasingly used in account takeover and API attacks, while human traffic fell to an 8-year low of just over half of all internet traffic.

Data Privacy News

Timeline for Google Privacy Sandbox Deprecation of Third-Party Cookies Shapes up as Online Advertising Braces for Another Impact

May 31, 2023

Google has made the timeline for the Privacy Sandbox deprecation of third-party cookies more clear, saying that 1% of Chrome users will be switched to the new online advertising system in the first quarter of 2024.

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Data Privacy News

Sensitive Patient Information Was Sent Through Meta Pixel by NHS Trusts

May 31, 2023

NHS trusts, which function as local health care facilities throughout England and Wales and provide over half of all National Health Service (NHS) services, have been passing sensitive patient information through Meta Pixel, according to an Observer investigative report.

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Cyber Security News

Wave of Employer ChatGPT Bans Continues as Apple Restricts Internal Use of AI Tools

June 1, 2023

Fortune 500 companies continue to demonstrate extreme wariness of AI chatbots and similar AI tools in the workplace, as Apple has banned employees from using ChatGPT on work devices.

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Google Settles Washington Location Tracking Lawsuit for $39.9 Million

BianLian Ransomware Gang Shifts to Purely Data Extortion Attacks, Warns Joint Advisory

New KeePass Password Manager Exploit Can Draw a Plaintext Master Password From a Memory Dump

ByteDance Responds to Montana TikTok Ban With Lawsuit

Microsoft Threat Intelligence: Chinese Hackers Are “Living Off The Land” Inside US Critical Infrastructure

Bad Bots Account For 30% Of Internet Traffic and Are More Frequent in Account Takeover and API Attacks

Timeline for Google Privacy Sandbox Deprecation of Third-Party Cookies Shapes up as Online Advertising Braces for Another Impact

Sensitive Patient Information Was Sent Through Meta Pixel by NHS Trusts

Wave of Employer ChatGPT Bans Continues as Apple Restricts Internal Use of AI Tools

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