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Windows Hello Vulnerability Allows Attackers To Bypass Biometric Authentication Using Spoofed Images

August 2, 2021

Researcher discovered a Microsoft Windows Hello vulnerability allowing an attacker to bypass biometric authentication using images recreated from the target's face.

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Royal Mail’s LockBit Ransomware Recovery Will Cost the Company More Than £10 Million

December 1, 2023

Royal Mail's parent company, International Distribution Services, will spend more than £10 Million in ransomware recovery costs from the January 2023 LockBit cyberattack.

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Data Privacy News

Internet Society’s “Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit” Aims to Protect the Future of the Internet

September 9, 2020

This vision of the future of the internet is manifesting in democratic nations as well in the form of laws that hold intermediaries liable for the packets they transfer among other measures.

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Amazon Sidewalk’s “Smart Neighborhood” Vision Raises Serious Privacy Concerns

June 29, 2021

Amazon Sidewalk is about to create a nation-spanning "smart network" connecting the devices of its customers. The project is unprecedented, both in terms of capability and in terms of the privacy concerns it is raising.

Exterior photo of FTC building showing how the FTC Facebook investigation might hold Mark Zuckerberg personally accountable for privacy issues

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FTC Facebook Investigation Could Hold Mark Zuckerberg Personally Accountable for Privacy Issues

April 29, 2019

Over the past year while FTC is conducting its Facebook investigation, Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly claimed full responsibility for privacy issues, and now it appears FTC might really hold Mark personally accountable for these lapses.

Man stretches out his hand for handshake showing lack of corporate data responsibility leads to consumer trust issues

Data Privacy News

KPMG Reports Lack of Corporate Data Responsibility Eroding Consumer Trust, Preventing Users From Sharing Data

August 30, 2021

Poor corporate data responsibility hurts consumer trust, preventing users from sharing data because of privacy and safety concerns as organizations stepped up data collection.

Gavel on keyboard showing privacy lawsuit on AI notetaker

Data Protection News

Otter Privacy Lawsuit Accuses AI Notetaker of Training on Guest Participants in Company Meetings

August 28, 2025

While the Otter privacy policy makes clear that its AI notetaker service may indeed train on the voices of users while they are in meetings, the privacy lawsuit notes that guests without Otter accounts that can be invited to these meetings have not been similarly notified or opted in.

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Cyber Security News

Over 6,700 VMware Servers With Remote Code Execution Security Bug Exposed to the Internet

March 5, 2021

Mass scanning activity targeting VMware servers with the remote code execution security bug after a Chinese researcher released proof of concept (POC) code.

Hackers conducting DDoS attacks during COVID-19 pandemic

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DDoS Attacks Increased Rapidly During the COVID-19 Pandemic as Hackers Exploited New Tools and Techniques

January 29, 2021

A10 Networks found an increase in DDoS attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic as attackers exploited new DDoS tools, 5G networks, and the increasing number of connected devices.

Hand inserting dollar bills in Bitcoin ATM showing crypto theft

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Bitcoin ATMs Hacked, Millions in Crypto Stolen as Threat Actors Exploit an Upload Vulnerability

March 28, 2023

The final amount of stolen crypto is still being tallied as investigations continue, but about 56 BTC (about $1.5 million) has been confirmed to be lost. General Bytes has over 15,000 bitcoin ATMs in circulation in over 100 countries.

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Windows Hello Vulnerability Allows Attackers To Bypass Biometric Authentication Using Spoofed Images

Royal Mail’s LockBit Ransomware Recovery Will Cost the Company More Than £10 Million

Internet Society’s “Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit” Aims to Protect the Future of the Internet

Amazon Sidewalk’s “Smart Neighborhood” Vision Raises Serious Privacy Concerns

FTC Facebook Investigation Could Hold Mark Zuckerberg Personally Accountable for Privacy Issues

KPMG Reports Lack of Corporate Data Responsibility Eroding Consumer Trust, Preventing Users From Sharing Data

Over 6,700 VMware Servers With Remote Code Execution Security Bug Exposed to the Internet

DDoS Attacks Increased Rapidly During the COVID-19 Pandemic as Hackers Exploited New Tools and Techniques

Bitcoin ATMs Hacked, Millions in Crypto Stolen as Threat Actors Exploit an Upload Vulnerability

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