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Clearview AI Data Breach Exposes Facial Recognition Firm’s Client List

March 11, 2020

Facial recognition firm Clearview AI has become the victim of a data breach after a hacker “gained unauthorized access” to the company’s entire client list, exposing for the first time the details of the organizations which work with the controversial firm.

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Data Protection News

AI Predicted to Take Over Privacy Tech

March 10, 2020

More than 40% of privacy tech solutions aimed at ensuring legal compliance are predicted to rely on AI over the course of the next three years says Gartner analysts.

Group of friends using cellphones showing that for online privacy. value of personal data is quite low

Data Privacy News

Exactly How Much Is Online Privacy Worth? According to New Study, Consumers Set the Value of Personal Data Quite Low

March 10, 2020

Study indicates that many internet users may be willing to sell their online privacy at very affordable rates, indicating that the value of personal data is not particularly high.

Closeup of a wireless router showing WiFi security flaw that can impact 1 billion devices

Cyber Security News

New Kr00k WiFi Security Flaw Potentially Impacts 1 Billion Devices

March 9, 2020

A new WiFi security bug present on chips made by Broadcom and Cypress has likely rendered some one billion devices vulnerable to a theoretical attack that can decrypt information in transit.

Night view of the Apple retail store in Shanghai showing aggressive Chinese censorship and casting doubt in Apple's commitment to user privacy and human rights

Data Privacy News

Apple’s Silence on Chinese Censorship Raises Questions About the Company’s Commitment to User Privacy and Human Rights

March 9, 2020

Apple's commitment to user privacy and human rights called into question by ignoring a second request to testify before Congress on Chinese censorship and a recent vote that saw over 40% of its shareholders express that the company should stop removing apps when the Chinese government demands it.

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Post-Brexit UK Google Users to Lose GDPR Protections

March 6, 2020

UK Google users are set to lose the protections they had received from the GDPR given that the country has embarked on an exit from the EU, where the law is applicable.

Pipeline in oil refinery showing the DHS security advisory that confirms a ransomware attack on U.S. critical infrastructure

Cyber Security News

U.S. Critical Infrastructure Victim of Ransomware Attack

March 5, 2020

DHS has published a security advisory that confirms a ransomware attack on critical infrastructure and provides recommendations for other operators to take precautions.

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Data Protection News

GDPR Complaint Against Amazon Alleges Email Security Failures, Could Cost the Company Billions in Fines

March 5, 2020

New GDPR complaint filed against Amazon alleged that the company’s email security failed to encrypt emails sent between the platform's third-party sellers and their customers.

Crowded night market showing extremely low barriers to entry for spammers in the phishing ecosystem

Cyber Security News

New Report on Spammers and the Phishing Ecosystem Reveals Extremely Low Barriers to Entry

March 4, 2020

Spammers are stepping up their game in the phishing ecosystem with premade tools such as phishing templates, infrastructure and tutorials made widely available on underground forums.

Cyber Security News

500 Delisted Chrome Browser Extensions Part of Massive Ad Fraud Campaign Active for Years

March 4, 2020

Google has culled 500 over Chrome browser extensions used in a massive ad fraud campaign that pingponged 1.7 million users through dozens of ads and redirected them to phishing site.

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Clearview AI Data Breach Exposes Facial Recognition Firm’s Client List

AI Predicted to Take Over Privacy Tech

Exactly How Much Is Online Privacy Worth? According to New Study, Consumers Set the Value of Personal Data Quite Low

New Kr00k WiFi Security Flaw Potentially Impacts 1 Billion Devices

Apple’s Silence on Chinese Censorship Raises Questions About the Company’s Commitment to User Privacy and Human Rights

U.S. Critical Infrastructure Victim of Ransomware Attack

New Report on Spammers and the Phishing Ecosystem Reveals Extremely Low Barriers to Entry

500 Delisted Chrome Browser Extensions Part of Massive Ad Fraud Campaign Active for Years

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