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Data Protection News

GDPR Amber Alert: Only Two Countries Fully Prepared

February 21, 2018

Less than 100 days to go, and so far only two European countries have adapted their laws to be ready for GDPR. While the GDPR aims to harmonize rules across the European Union and to benefit companies to deal with just one law, many member states are eyeing possible exemptions as they change their national laws.

Hacker working at night showing hacker groups infiltrated nuclear site

Cyber Security News

Senior Staff at Sellafield Nuclear Site Accused of Covering up Breaches by Hacker Groups Dating Back to at Least 2015

December 8, 2023

Internal sources and documents seen by Guardian reporters indicate that advanced persistent threat (APT) hacker groups working for Russia and China have likely had sleeper malware spread throughout the UK nuclear site's IT systems since at least 2015.

Cyber Security News

Australian Police Now Empowered to Hack and Spy on Cybercriminals, Despite Failure To Pass Key Safeguard Measures

September 7, 2021

A new system of warrants grants Australian police broad powers to infiltrate and even modify the online accounts of suspected cybercriminals, in the name of combating dark web transactions and anonymization.

Woman buying tickets using iPad showing the new formjacking threat

Cyber Security News

Formjacking Attacks Pose New Threat for Internet Users

March 1, 2019

According to a new report from security research firm Symantec, cyber criminals and other hacker syndicates are carrying out “formjacking” attacks at an increasing rate, making it one of the fastest growing forms of cyber attacks on the Internet right now.

Data Privacy News

Concerns Raised About Home Mapping, Patient Privacy as Amazon Acquires One Medical and Roomba

August 23, 2022

Two of Amazon's recent proposed acquisitions are raising concerns about the retail giant's expanding reach into the everyday lives of Americans, this time involving patient privacy and home mapping.

Data Protection News

California AG Finds Privacy Violations in DoorDash Suit, $375,000 CCPA Enforcement Settlement Announced

February 29, 2024

DoorDash has settled an ongoing investigation by the California Department of Justice after Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the company had committed privacy violations under the terms of the CCPA. In addition to paying a $375,000 civil fine, the food delivery giant will be subject to additional CCPA enforcement terms going forward.

Data Privacy News

FISA Court Ruled that FBI Improperly Used NSA Surveillance Data to Snoop on Americans

October 15, 2019

New declassified ruling shows how FBI abused the constitutional privacy rights of U.S. citizens in 2017 and 2018 by using NSA surveillance data to conduct backdoor searches.

Digital hook and emails showing phishing campaign targeting Microsoft 365 users

Cyber Security News

EvilProxy Phishing Campaign Targets Over 120,000 Microsoft 365 Users

August 21, 2023

Security researchers have discovered an EvilProxy phishing campaign targeting 120,000 Microsoft 365 users with a focus on business executives with access to financial assets or sensitive information.

Stethoscope on white keyboard showing ransomware attack on public health system

Cyber Security News

Ransomware Attack on Costa Rica Spreads to Public Health System, Covid-19 Testing Results Taken Offline

June 7, 2022

Already suffering from significant damage caused by a recent Conti ransomware attack, Costa Rica has taken another blow as Hive ransomware has infected a portion of its public health system.

Dangerous criminals coding virus programs showing the return of Russian hackers Cozy Bear

Cyber Security News

Cozy Bear Is Back in the Spotlight; Notorious Russian Hackers Caught Spying on EU and Eastern European Nations

October 25, 2019

Turns out that the APT group Cozy Bear that became internationally infamous in 2016 for high profile hacks never really went away. The Russian hackers have hit at least three European nations since it supposedly went underground in 2016.

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Senior Staff at Sellafield Nuclear Site Accused of Covering up Breaches by Hacker Groups Dating Back to at Least 2015

Australian Police Now Empowered to Hack and Spy on Cybercriminals, Despite Failure To Pass Key Safeguard Measures

Formjacking Attacks Pose New Threat for Internet Users

Concerns Raised About Home Mapping, Patient Privacy as Amazon Acquires One Medical and Roomba

California AG Finds Privacy Violations in DoorDash Suit, $375,000 CCPA Enforcement Settlement Announced

FISA Court Ruled that FBI Improperly Used NSA Surveillance Data to Snoop on Americans

EvilProxy Phishing Campaign Targets Over 120,000 Microsoft 365 Users

Ransomware Attack on Costa Rica Spreads to Public Health System, Covid-19 Testing Results Taken Offline

Cozy Bear Is Back in the Spotlight; Notorious Russian Hackers Caught Spying on EU and Eastern European Nations

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