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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 Protection News

The Future of Data Privacy Consent: Are Brands Ready For a National Privacy Law?

July 9, 2021

Brands have long walked a delicate tightrope between tracking for commercial purposes while ensuring the privacy of the data is compliant with a hodgepodge of regulations. Now, could the changes of the last few months be what America needs to finally enact a national privacy law?

Retro robots watch bots on TV showing increase in marketing fraud

Cyber Security News

The Growing Problem of Marketing Fraud: Bots Pose as Legitimate Internet Users to Fake Traffic, Milk Digital Advertising Services

March 5, 2021

Report from White Ops demonstrates that marketing fraud is growing, but that many in the online advertising space may not realize exactly how much the problem has grown in the past year.

Image of kids with surprised look holding a tablet representing how Disney, the happiest place on earth, is facing problems for mobile apps for kids

Data Privacy News

The Happiest Place on Earth? Disney in Trouble Over Mobile Apps for Kids

August 10, 2017

Virtual version of ‘The Happiest Place on Earth’ may not reflect that childlike innocence and joy. In fact, a lawsuit claims that Disney is ruthlessly gathering information through mobile apps for kids to target advertising and ‘other commercial purposes’.

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.

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The Future of Data Privacy Consent: Are Brands Ready For a National Privacy Law?

The Growing Problem of Marketing Fraud: Bots Pose as Legitimate Internet Users to Fake Traffic, Milk Digital Advertising Services

The Happiest Place on Earth? Disney in Trouble Over Mobile Apps for Kids

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

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People