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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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Russian Agents Hacking Residential Surveillance Cameras to Gather Intel in Ukraine

January 9, 2024

Russian hackers have reportedly accessed surveillance cameras in apartment buildings and parking facilities, and are most interested in those that are near critical infrastructure or air defense systems and can have their viewing angles changed remotely.

Woman using smartphone for online shopping showing credit card skimmer on online shops

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Europol Notifies Over 400 Online Shops of Credit Card Skimmer Infections

January 9, 2024

Europol, Group-IB, and Sansec identified and notified over 400 online shops infected with stealth JavaScript credit card skimmer variants leaking customer payment data.

OpenAI on cell phone screen showing EU data privacy rules

Data Protection News

OpenAI Shifts EU Data Privacy Responsibility to Dublin Office

January 10, 2024

A recent change to its EU terms of service and an email sent out to some ChatGPT users indicates that OpenAI is now formally under the watch of the Irish DPC in terms of its responsibility to EU data privacy regulations.

User typing password showing 23andMe data breach blamed on password reuse

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23andMe Responds to Data Breach Lawsuit by Blaming Customers for Re-Using Passwords

January 10, 2024

23andMe's defense as regards data privacy laws is essentially to claim that a data breach did not actually occur, given that the incident stemmed from the failure of certain users to change passwords that had been exposed elsewhere.

Stethoscope and syringe on a computer keyboard showing healthcare tech firm data breach

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Healthcare Tech Firm HealthEC Data Breach Impacted Nearly 4.5 Million Patients

January 11, 2024

Healthcare tech solutions provider HealthEC LLC has experienced a data breach impacting nearly 4.5 million individuals across various states.

Telecom provider tower showing Russian hackers backdoor access

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Russian Hackers Had Backdoor Access to Ukraine’s Largest Telecoms Provider For Over Half of 2023

January 11, 2024

Russian hackers had access to Ukraine's biggest telecoms provider for most of 2023, and likely had "full access" for at least the months of November and December.

Wall Street building in New York City showing SEC's X account hack with approval of Bitcoin ETF

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Hack of SEC’s X Account Used to Prank the Crypto World With News of Bitcoin ETF Approval

January 12, 2024

The crypto world has been anticipating the approval of Bitcoin ETFs by the SEC. A group of hackers touched off premature celebration on Tuesday when they gained control of the SEC's X account, using the unauthorized access to post a fake approval message.

Programmer working on computer showing AI developers and cyber threats

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NIST Warns AI Developers of “Poisoning” Methods, Cyber Threats That Reverse Engineer Models

January 15, 2024

NIST has released a guideline paper meant to give AI developers a bird's-eye view of potential cyber threats that may present during the development and early deployment of their models.

Hand on laptop with malware icon showing ransomware attack on mortgage lender

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Retail Mortgage Lender loanDepot Disrupted by Ransomware Attack

January 16, 2024

The fifth-largest retail mortgage lender loanDepot disclosed it suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted operations, including loan repayments.

Data Protection News

New GDPR Complaint Filed Against Meta by noyb; Company Accused of Ignoring Right to Withdraw Consent With “Privacy Fee”

January 18, 2024

noyb's GDPR complaint asserts Meta’s privacy fee makes it impossible for existing service users to withdraw consent without paying. That in turn flies in the face of a GDPR stipulation (found in Article 7).

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Russian Agents Hacking Residential Surveillance Cameras to Gather Intel in Ukraine

Europol Notifies Over 400 Online Shops of Credit Card Skimmer Infections

23andMe Responds to Data Breach Lawsuit by Blaming Customers for Re-Using Passwords

Healthcare Tech Firm HealthEC Data Breach Impacted Nearly 4.5 Million Patients

Russian Hackers Had Backdoor Access to Ukraine’s Largest Telecoms Provider For Over Half of 2023

Hack of SEC’s X Account Used to Prank the Crypto World With News of Bitcoin ETF Approval

NIST Warns AI Developers of “Poisoning” Methods, Cyber Threats That Reverse Engineer Models

Retail Mortgage Lender loanDepot Disrupted by Ransomware Attack

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

Cyber Attack by Suspected Iranian Hackers Hits 36 Minnesota Water Utilities, Causing Outages

Feds Warn About Iranian Hackers Expanding the List of Targeted PLCs to Compromise Critical Infrastructure