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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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Biden Administration Limits Data Brokers in Overseas Selling of Sensitive Personal Data

March 5, 2024

The executive order specifies that a broad range of sensitive personal data can no longer be sold off to or shared with adversary nations. The administration noted that data brokers, knowingly or otherwise, often feed foreign intelligence services and scammers.

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Cyber Security News

Massive Comcast Xfinity Data Breach Impacts 36 Million Customers

January 8, 2024

Comcast Xfinity leaked the personal information of nearly 36 million customers in a massive data breach stemming from an exploited Citrix vulnerability.

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Facebook Loses Facial Recognition Appeal, Could Face Billions in Losses

August 26, 2019

After years of fighting, Facebook has lost its appeal against the class action lawsuit over the use of facial recognition technology. The company could face billion dollars of penalty if they fail to win the case.

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Sensitive Patient Information Was Sent Through Meta Pixel by NHS Trusts

May 31, 2023

NHS trusts, which function as local health care facilities throughout England and Wales and provide over half of all National Health Service (NHS) services, have been passing sensitive patient information through Meta Pixel, according to an Observer investigative report.

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Cyber Security News

North Korea’s Lazarus Hackers Rack Up Another Massive Crypto Theft With $1.5 Billion Bybit Heist

February 27, 2025

The total take for the Lazarus hackers was over 400,000 ETH and stETH valued at about $1.5 billion in total. The public report of the crypto theft triggered a wave of about 580,000 withdrawal requests. Bybit says that it has weathered that bank run.

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Cyber Security News

Phishing Attack on California State Comptroller’s Office May Potentially Allow Fraudulent Claims

April 2, 2021

California State Comptroller’s office leaked details of 9,000 people after a Microsoft 365 email account of an Unclaimed Property Division employee was hacked in a phishing attack.

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iOS 14 Privacy Feature to Be Delayed; Apple’s Ad Tracking Policy Gets Grace Period as Big Marketers Push Back

September 10, 2020

While Apple does not appear to be backing down on any of its iOS 14 privacy features, it has relented somewhat in the face of pressure from some of the giants of the ad tracking industry.

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Cyber Security News

Five Eyes Alliance Warns of Cyber Attacks on MSPs and Potential Espionage and Ransomware Deployment

May 19, 2022

A multinational cybersecurity advisory warned that cyber attacks on managed service providers (MSPs) could enable supply chain attacks, ransomware, and cyber espionage downstream.

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Data Privacy News

Report on RTB: Adtech “Biggest Data Breach Ever Recorded,” Online Behavior More Exposed in Countries Without Privacy Regulations

May 24, 2022

Study finds RTB adtech systems share online behavior data 294 billion times per day in the U.S. and 197 billion times per day in Europe. Average internet user in the US is exposed 747 times each day; in Europe it is 376 times per day.

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Cyber Security News

Cyber Insurance Cost Spikes Continue in UK as Annual Numbers Triple

November 18, 2025

A new report from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has tallied up the cyber insurance claims from 2024 and found that payout numbers more than tripled from those recorded in 2023, with a 230% year-on-year increase.

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Biden Administration Limits Data Brokers in Overseas Selling of Sensitive Personal Data

Massive Comcast Xfinity Data Breach Impacts 36 Million Customers

Facebook Loses Facial Recognition Appeal, Could Face Billions in Losses

Sensitive Patient Information Was Sent Through Meta Pixel by NHS Trusts

North Korea’s Lazarus Hackers Rack Up Another Massive Crypto Theft With $1.5 Billion Bybit Heist

Phishing Attack on California State Comptroller’s Office May Potentially Allow Fraudulent Claims

iOS 14 Privacy Feature to Be Delayed; Apple’s Ad Tracking Policy Gets Grace Period as Big Marketers Push Back

Five Eyes Alliance Warns of Cyber Attacks on MSPs and Potential Espionage and Ransomware Deployment

Report on RTB: Adtech “Biggest Data Breach Ever Recorded,” Online Behavior More Exposed in Countries Without Privacy Regulations

Cyber Insurance Cost Spikes Continue in UK as Annual Numbers Triple

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