One of the big iOS 14 items is a change to user consent requirements, something that could have major implications for the online ads industry.
While only 14,500 accounts were compromised in the relatively small credential stuffing attack that successfully hit the Canadian government, highly sensitive financial and personal information were exposed.
New vishing trend is thought to be responsible for the successful breaches of Twitter and several other high-profile targets in recent months.
Google fixed the Gmail bug that allowed email spoofing, a few hours after a disgruntled researcher published the exploit code. Google had delayed solving the issue by 137 days.
Ritz data breach allowed cybercriminals to steal credit card information from guests to make expensive purchases at Argos. The hackers impersonated staff and bank officials.
Social Data, a data broker that appears to have been scraping social media sites for information, has exposed 235 million personal profiles in a data leak.
A suspected fraudster accessed credit data of 24 million South Africans and 800,000 businesses in a massive Experian data breach.
Max Schrems, chairperson of noyb, has directed his organization to file over 100 privacy complaints against major businesses engaging in data transfers with the US.
Recent APAC survey reveals that most consumers feel business or government is more responsible for personal data security, and nearly all will sacrifice it for convenience and features.
TikTok was dealt another blow when it was discovered to have been engaging in undisclosed user tracking in the Android version of its app.
