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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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Healthcare Provider Kaiser Permanente Discloses Online Tracking Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million

May 3, 2024

Healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente has disclosed a data breach stemming from online tracking that inadvertently shared with third-party advertisers how users interacted with and navigated through the website and mobile applications, and search terms used in the health encyclopedia patient information.

Finger tapping icon on mobile phone screen showing EDPB guidance for data protection regulators on Meta's consent or pay model

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EDPB Issues Guidance to Data Protection Regulators on Meta’s ‘Consent or Pay’ Model: “Real Choice” Must Be Offered

May 6, 2024

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued non-binding guidance that finds Meta's 'consent or pay' model is unlikely to be found valid if the only choice for consumers is to either give up all of their personal data, or pay a subscription fee for privacy.

Cyber attack red alert on screens showing Verizon DBIR report on vulnerability exploitation

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2024 Verizon DBIR: Major Surge in Unpatched Vulnerability Exploitation Due to MOVEit, Most Breaches Involve Non-Malicious Human Error

May 7, 2024

The headline items from the 2024 Verizon DBIR include a 180% jump in vulnerability exploitation from 2023's numbers, and non-malicious employee elements continuing to play a role in over two-thirds of breaches as phishing remains a major threat.

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Data Protection News

Qantas Airways Privacy Breach Exposed Passenger Information, Allowed Booking and Flight Cancellation

May 7, 2024

Australia’s national carrier, Qantas Airways, has apologized for a privacy breach that exposed passenger information and allowed booking, flight cancellation, and seat changes.

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Data Protection News

Austrian GDPR Complaint Claims OpenAI Refuses to Correct Potentially Libelous ChatGPT Hallucinations

May 8, 2024

Filed by data privacy crusader Max Schrems and his group "noyb," the GDPR complaint asserts that OpenAI refuses to correct ChatGPT output about individuals and will simply try to filter or block requests tied to that name. The complaint also accuses OpenAI of failing to live up to their subject access request (SAR) responsibilities under EU rules.

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Cyber Security News

Microsoft Announces “Secure Future” Security Initiative Expansion, Calls Cyber Threats Company’s “Top Priority”

May 9, 2024

The new Microsoft security initiative update promises more sweeping changes. This move is also likely tied directly to the company's security woes and issues with cyber threats in 2023 and early 2024.

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Dropbox Sign eSignature Platform’s Security Breach Impacts All Users, Even Those Without Accounts

May 9, 2024

A security breach has affected all users of the eSignature platform Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign), including those who received or signed a document without an account.

Trainer giving training to soldiers showing third party breach affecting UK armed forces

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Chinese State-Backed Hackers Suspected in Third Party Breach Impacting UK Armed Forces

May 10, 2024

For the most part the exposure appears to have been limited to names and bank details for both active members of the UK armed forces and veterans. The UK government has named SSCL, a business services provider, as the source of the third party breach.

Woman hacker hands at keyboard showing cyber attack

Cyber Security News

Largest Chinese Fast Food Chain in the US, Panda Express, Impacted by March Cyber Attack

May 13, 2024

Panda Express, the largest Chinese fast food chain in the US, leaked sensitive personal data during the March 2024 cyber attack that affected the parent company’s corporate systems.

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Cyber Security News

US International Cybersecurity Strategy Calls For “Digital Solidarity,” More Cyber Assistance to Vulnerable Nations

May 14, 2024

The US cybersecurity strategy asks global partners to rally around three central principles: a broad vision of cyberspace grounded in commitment to international law and agreements, fundamental data security and privacy practices, and greater diplomatic involvement across all elements of the digital ecosystem.

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Healthcare Provider Kaiser Permanente Discloses Online Tracking Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million

EDPB Issues Guidance to Data Protection Regulators on Meta’s ‘Consent or Pay’ Model: “Real Choice” Must Be Offered

2024 Verizon DBIR: Major Surge in Unpatched Vulnerability Exploitation Due to MOVEit, Most Breaches Involve Non-Malicious Human Error

Qantas Airways Privacy Breach Exposed Passenger Information, Allowed Booking and Flight Cancellation

Microsoft Announces “Secure Future” Security Initiative Expansion, Calls Cyber Threats Company’s “Top Priority”

Dropbox Sign eSignature Platform’s Security Breach Impacts All Users, Even Those Without Accounts

Chinese State-Backed Hackers Suspected in Third Party Breach Impacting UK Armed Forces

Largest Chinese Fast Food Chain in the US, Panda Express, Impacted by March Cyber Attack

US International Cybersecurity Strategy Calls For “Digital Solidarity,” More Cyber Assistance to Vulnerable 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