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Latest news on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory developments, data breaches and enforcement actions happening around the world.

Finger touching Android phone showing new features of Anubis banking malware

Cyber Security News

The Most Potent Banking Malware Receives Updates Allowing Hackers More Control Over Infected Devices

May 22, 2020

Anubis, one of the most potent banking malware, has received new updated features including one that allows hackers to detect when the user is looking at their Android phone.

Lock on computer circuit board surrounded by keys showing the plan and considerations to ban end-to-end encryption in U.S.

Data Privacy News

The Movement to Ban End-to-End Encryption Has Hit Another Inflection Point

July 10, 2019

Ban of end-to-end encryption is back on table in U.S., however government agencies are having mixed feelings, fearing potential economic, security and diplomatic consequences.

Cyber Security News

The NBA Leaked Fans’ Personal Information via Data Breach at Newsletter Service

March 29, 2023

The NBA alerted fans of potential phishing attacks after a data breach on a third-party newsletter service provider leaked their personal information.

Image of jackpot machine signifying the new security scare of jackpotting attacks on ATM machines

Cyber Security News

The New Security Scare: Jackpotting Attacks on ATM Machines

February 5, 2018

ATM machines have always represented a “soft target” in the minds of criminals. What’s now clear is that the ATM card skimmer scams of years past pale in comparison with what’s possible now with jackpotting scams with cyber criminals turning every ATM they visit into casino slot machines with huge jackpots.

Disassembled iPhone showing the new un-patchable iPhone exploit that allows permanent jailbreak

Cyber Security News

The New Unpatchable iPhone Exploit That Allows Permanent Jailbreak Is a Game-Changer for Mobile Security

October 4, 2019

New iPhone exploit allows anyone to permanently jailbreak by using a USB cable to bypass the bootROM. The exploit compromises all models from iPhone 4S to iPhone X and cannot be fixed with a software update.

Cyber Security News

The North Face Credential Stuffing Attack Compromises 200,000 Accounts

September 16, 2022

A credential stuffing attack on American outdoor apparel company, The North Face, compromised nearly 200,000 accounts just two years after a similar incident.

Aerial view of the U.S. Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters showing email server in government cloud leaked military emails

Cyber Security News

The Pentagon Leaked Sensitive Military Emails via a Misconfigured Microsoft Azure Government Cloud

March 2, 2023

For two weeks, a misconfigured email server on the Microsoft Azure government cloud exposed thousands of sensitive military emails from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) branch.

An exterior photo of the Google building which company was taken $100 million along with Facebook through phishing scam

Cyber Security News

The Phishing Scam That Took Google and Facebook for $100 Million

April 9, 2019

Posing as Quanta Computer, Lithuanian took $100 million from Google and Facebook through a phishing scam involving email spoofing and forged paperwork. How can companies protect themselves against business email compromise?

Data bits represented by ones and zeros in a data center showing how privacy paradox affects the need to evolve privacy regulation

Data Privacy News

The Privacy Paradox Could Determine the Next Evolution of Privacy Regulation

November 30, 2018

According to Giovanni Buttarelli, the Privacy Paradox has already shaped the way we think about privacy in the digital age and could help to determine the next evolution of privacy regulation.

Skull on screen showing ransomware groups

Cyber Security News

The Retirement Home for Ransomware Groups Fills Up as Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, Lapsus$ and Others Call it Quits

September 22, 2025

Since these are ransomware groups after all, the retirement announcements may well be FUD to cover strategic retreats and rebrands after an extended period of high-level exposure. But at least for the moment some of the world's most significant threats such as Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, and Lapsus$ appear to be out of the game.

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The Most Potent Banking Malware Receives Updates Allowing Hackers More Control Over Infected Devices

The Movement to Ban End-to-End Encryption Has Hit Another Inflection Point

The New Security Scare: Jackpotting Attacks on ATM Machines

The New Unpatchable iPhone Exploit That Allows Permanent Jailbreak Is a Game-Changer for Mobile Security

The North Face Credential Stuffing Attack Compromises 200,000 Accounts

The Pentagon Leaked Sensitive Military Emails via a Misconfigured Microsoft Azure Government Cloud

The Phishing Scam That Took Google and Facebook for $100 Million

The Privacy Paradox Could Determine the Next Evolution of Privacy Regulation

The Retirement Home for Ransomware Groups Fills Up as Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, Lapsus$ and Others Call it Quits

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts

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