Cyber espionage group is thought to have been in action since at least 2013, with a heavy focus on certain APAC countries and regions. The Chinese hackers also focuses in on political targets.
Previously unknown data breach that became public knowledge on July 18 impacted approximately 4,000 accounts of individuals who attended the Roblox Developer Conference between 2017 and 2020. Data had remained within “niche cheating communities within Roblox.”
Privacy advocates are voicing opposition against India's long-awaited national data protection law as it makes broad exceptions for government agencies and stipulates high fines and costs.
Privacy advocates raised concerns after reports and leaked documents revealed big data firm Palantir working with U.K.’s NHS to analyze patient data and turn it into a data store.
The most controversial portion of UK's Online Safety Bill appears to be dead in the water, as Ofcom has publicly admitted that the technology to create backdoors into encrypted messaging without breaking it does not exist.
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.
Organizations found to be responsible for a privacy breach now face a maximum penalty of AUD 50 million, 30% of adjusted annual domestic turnover, or three times the value of any benefit obtained through the misuse of the leaked information.
More than one-third of organizations are concerned about privacy compliance budget spending to meet the requirements of evolving data privacy laws around the globe.
Sharing of financial data in the Google-Citi deal quickly attracted the attention of consumers, lawmakers and regulators concerned about the potential privacy implications.
Use of 'pandemic drones' to enforce social distancing has come under fire over concerns of possible privacy violations. The police surveillance drones would yell at people not observing the rules and also have sensors to detect health conditions.
