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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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Data Privacy News

Spain Puts Temporary Ban on Worldcoin Due to Privacy Concerns

March 14, 2024

Sam Altman's Worldcoin project will not be available in Spain for up to three months, and may face future actions under the GDPR. The country's data protection authority, the AEPD, has ordered the company to stop collecting personal information due to privacy concerns.

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Cyber Security News

FBI 2023 Internet Crime Report: Cybercrime Rose to $12.5 Billion, Record Number of Complaints Logged as Ransomware Roars Back

March 14, 2024

The total cost of cybercrime jumped to $12.5 billion in 2023, and the FBI logged a record 880,418 complaints (a 10% increase from the previous year). This is in part being fed by ransomware attacks, which came close to doubling in total cost from 2022 to 2023.

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Cyber Security News

Xplain Data Breach Hackers Leaked 65,000 Swiss Government Files

March 15, 2024

An inquiry into the May 2023 Xplain data breach found that 5% or 65,000 of the 1.3 million files the Play ransomware gang leaked were relevant to the Swiss government.

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Cyber Security News

World’s First Comprehensive AI Law Passes EU Parliament, But Many Terms Will Not Be in Force Immediately

March 15, 2024

Final adoption of the EU AI law is expected to be a formality at this point, but is not slated to take place until April 2024. From there, individual components of the regulation go into effect anywhere from 6 to 36 months from that date.

Cyber Security News

Prompt Injection Vulnerability in Google Gemini Allows for Direct Content Manipulation

March 18, 2024

A new report from cybersecurity firm HiddenLayer finds that Google Gemini is vulnerable to prompt injection attacks. The researchers characterize it as being open to "profound misuse."

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Cyber Security News

Data Breach at French Unemployment Agency May Span 20 Years, 43 Million Benefit Recipients

March 19, 2024

A data breach at France's national unemployment agency may have exposed 20 years worth of records, a possible total of 43 million between that and a related breach of an employment service for people with disabilities.

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Cyber Security News

Stanford University Ransomware Attack Exposed PII of 27,000 Individuals

March 19, 2024

Stanford University is notifying 27,000 individuals that a ransomware attack claimed by the Russian-linked Akira cybercrime gang leaked their sensitive personal information.

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Cyber Security News

Biden $13 Billion Cybersecurity Budget Request Would Provide Major Boosts to CISA, AI Research

March 20, 2024

The White House’s 2025 fiscal plan includes a request for $13 billion to the federal cybersecurity budget, a substantial increase from the current $11.8 billion number that is still being negotiated.

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Cyber Security News

Chinese APT Group Compromised at Least 70 Government Organizations in 23 Different Countries

March 21, 2024

Trend Micro finds the Chinese APT group has compromised at least 70 government organizations over the last two years, in 23 different countries. But the group's logs indicate it has targeted over 110 organizations in 10 additional nations.

Hacker stealing data from laptop showing Nissan data breach

Cyber Security News

Nissan Oceania Data Breach Impacts 100,000 Individuals in Australia and New Zealand

March 22, 2024

Nissan Oceania is notifying approximately 100,000 individuals in Australia and New Zealand that the December 2023 data breach by the Akira ransomware gang leaked their personal information.

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Spain Puts Temporary Ban on Worldcoin Due to Privacy Concerns

FBI 2023 Internet Crime Report: Cybercrime Rose to $12.5 Billion, Record Number of Complaints Logged as Ransomware Roars Back

Xplain Data Breach Hackers Leaked 65,000 Swiss Government Files

World’s First Comprehensive AI Law Passes EU Parliament, But Many Terms Will Not Be in Force Immediately

Prompt Injection Vulnerability in Google Gemini Allows for Direct Content Manipulation

Data Breach at French Unemployment Agency May Span 20 Years, 43 Million Benefit Recipients

Stanford University Ransomware Attack Exposed PII of 27,000 Individuals

Biden $13 Billion Cybersecurity Budget Request Would Provide Major Boosts to CISA, AI Research

Chinese APT Group Compromised at Least 70 Government Organizations in 23 Different Countries

Nissan Oceania Data Breach Impacts 100,000 Individuals in Australia and New Zealand

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