"Global Privacy Control" looks to refresh the “Do Not Track” concept by focusing on sale of personal data, along with emerging state and national privacy legislation.
Critics are concerned that Prop. 24 might instead create a "pay for privacy" scheme that would leave behind users of online services that are unwilling or unable to pay added fees.
Hackers employed homograph attacks and Office 365 email addresses in a coordinated BEC scam to steal over $15 million from over 150 businesses.
According to a WEF report, cyber attacks remain the greatest business risk in the US, something that bucks a general global trend among the world's major economies.
REvil Ransomware operators deposited $1 million in Bitcoins on a Russian-speaking hacker forum to recruit hackers to work as affiliates earning 70-80% commission.
The South Korean government is set to implement mandatory KYC verification for cryptocurrency exchanges in March, but the new requirements may be in violation of existing privacy laws.
H&M earned the GDPR fine by creating highly inappropriate profiles of employees gleaned from one-on-one conversations which was revealed in a 2019 data leak.
Universal Healthcare Services switched to a manual system and diverting patients after a Ryuk ransomware attack crippled its systems. Four patients allegedly died during the attack.
The US Treasury is now warning of potential sanctions violations if ransomware payments are made, citing the possibility of civil penalties even if the attacker’s identity is unknown.
The government of Singapore is rolling out biometric facial verification technology as part of its national digital ID system, something that has privacy advocates concerned.
