DDoS extortion gangs returned and made new ransom demands as Bitcoin price surged. Four out five Radware customers who received the threats experienced intense DDoS attacks.
A10 Networks found an increase in DDoS attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic as attackers exploited new DDoS tools, 5G networks, and the increasing number of connected devices.
The 2021 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risk Report has named "cybersecurity challenges" as the 4th most pressing danger to the global economy.
Hacking group ShinyHunters released Pixlr's 1.9 million stolen user credentials on a hacker forum. The data was accessed from an AWS S3 bucket while breaching sister site 123rf.
UK’s ICO is taking its investigation into adtech back up. The central focus is on RTB systems, one of the cornerstones of the targeted advertising industry.
A combination of negative public sentiment and a legal challenge in the Indian court system has prompted WhatsApp to delay the new terms found in its privacy policy update.
The Justice Department's investigation into Fitbit's use and handling of user health data remains ongoing, the agency reaffirmed after Google announced that the deal was done.
As Data Privacy Day approaches on January 28, it’s the perfect time for enterprises to reevaluate the way they safeguard data to ensure they’re maximizing its value while still mitigating risk to data subjects or brand safety.
A new report from DLA Piper shows that GDPR fines are being handed out more frequently, with a jump of 39% in 2020 but there remains a strong disparity in the willingness of individual regulators to issue them.
Documents related to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data stolen from European Medicines Agency's server were leaked online. EMA said participants' personal data was not exposed.
