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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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Balancing Safety and Security in Software-Defined Vehicles

June 9, 2025

The evolution of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) has led to exciting innovation in the automotive industry, but it has also brought challenges surrounding vehicle safety and security. Unlike traditional vehicles, which relied on mechanical systems with limited software, SDVs are “software on wheels.”

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Cyber Security News

Victoria’s Secret Security Incident Shuts Down Lingerie Giant’s Systems

June 9, 2025

Victoria’s Secret suffered a security incident that forced the lingerie giant to shut down impacted IT systems to prevent the attack from spreading and safeguard data.

Cyber Security News

Google to Distrust Two Certificate Authorities Over Compliance Issues

June 10, 2025

Google says it will start distrusting digital certificates issued by two certificate authorities due to, Chunghwa Telecom and Netlock, compliance issues and failure to address public incidents.

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Cyber Security News

Google Warns Salesforce Customers of Large-Scale Vishing Attacks

June 11, 2025

Google warns Salesforce customers about vishing attacks by hackers impersonating IT support to lure employees into connecting a rogue app, exfiltrate data, and demand ransom.

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Cyber Security News

Trump’s 2026 Budget Would Cut Nearly a Quarter of CISA’s Funding

June 17, 2025

The CISA 2026 budget cuts would be accompanied by a reduction of 1,083 CISA positions, a cut of almost a third of its present count of 3,292 employees. The Cyber Defense Education and Training program would also be gutted, with the budget proposal suggesting that it could be replaced by free resources.

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Data Protection News

European Commission Urged to Revoke UK Data Adequacy Decision Due to Privacy Concerns

June 17, 2025

The UK data adequacy decision was slated to expire this month, but recently received a six-month extension approval from the EDPB. The civil society groups are calling for withdrawal of this extension if the UK government does not ensure an equivalent level of data protection.

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Data Privacy News

Meta and Yandex Accused of Using Android Loophole for Surreptitious User Tracking

June 17, 2025

Android user web browsing data may have been provided to Meta and/or Yandex due to a "loophole" in the operating system's loopback interface, regardless of the use of "incognito mode" or any other common privacy protections that would otherwise thwart user tracking.

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Cyber Security News

New Cybersecurity Executive Order Takes on Election Interference Sanctions, Encryption Standards and Disinformation Programs

June 19, 2025

A new and wide-ranging cybersecurity executive order from the Trump administration rolls back some Biden- and Obama-era directives and looks to steer government cyber defense efforts to "identifying and managing vulnerabilities, rather than censorship."

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Cyber Security News

Amazon’s Whole Foods Distributor United Natural Foods Hit by a Cyber Attack that Disrupted Operations

June 20, 2025

Amazon’s Whole Foods distributor, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), suffered a cyber attack that forced the company to shut down some IT systems, disrupting operations, including ordering and distribution.

Data Privacy News

Meta AI Adds Warning That All Prompts, Including Those With Personal Information, Could be Made Public

June 20, 2025

Users of Meta AI may have been ambushed by the fact that no other chatbot offers anything quite like its chat-sharing Discover feed, and that it seems such a privacy-invasive idea that it is baffling a major company would actually include it at all let alone as a standard opted-in feature.

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Balancing Safety and Security in Software-Defined Vehicles

Victoria’s Secret Security Incident Shuts Down Lingerie Giant’s Systems

Google to Distrust Two Certificate Authorities Over Compliance Issues

Trump’s 2026 Budget Would Cut Nearly a Quarter of CISA’s Funding

European Commission Urged to Revoke UK Data Adequacy Decision Due to Privacy Concerns

Meta and Yandex Accused of Using Android Loophole for Surreptitious User Tracking

New Cybersecurity Executive Order Takes on Election Interference Sanctions, Encryption Standards and Disinformation Programs

Amazon’s Whole Foods Distributor United Natural Foods Hit by a Cyber Attack that Disrupted Operations

Meta AI Adds Warning That All Prompts, Including Those With Personal Information, Could be Made Public

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