Symantec warned that a Chinese state-sponsored cyber espionage group responsible for hacking a U.S. state legislature and potentially a defense company had renewed interest in the country.
Two Dutch consumer groups, the Privacy Protection Foundation and Consumentenbond, have filed suit against Google over its targeted advertising auctions. The suit is seeking the equivalent of $804 for each Google user harmed by its "constant surveillance" and sharing of personal data.
The Vulkan Files revealed insight into Russian cyberwar plans and strategies and that company engineers work directly for Russian military and intelligence outfits and train state-backed hackers, run disinformation campaigns and provide support for cyber attacks.
The PIPC fine to Alibaba Group was accompanied by an order to rectify the privacy violations, along with a set of recommendations to avoid future regulatory action. About 180,000 AliExpress customers are thought to have been impacted.
House Democrats are looking to put reins on Big Tech through legislative means. A proposed $1 billion addition to the $3.5 trillion economic package would go to the FTC for the purposes of establishing a digital division.
New research from security firm Dragos finds that Volt Typhoon, one of the primary groups of state-sponsored Chinese hackers menacing the US as of late, was able to dwell in the Massachusetts electric grid for more than 300 days beginning in early 2023.
Report found that organizations faced cybersecurity risks while transitioning to the hybrid workplace because of the bad behaviors picked up by employees during remote working.
The UK government has dropped its controversial plan to mandate an encryption backdoor into Apple's cloud storage systems, according to a statement by US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
Hackers published one million stolen credit cards on the dark web to attract cybercriminals to their recently launched carding site. Up to 50% of the cards are active.
Lapsus$ cybercrime gang claimed responsibility for the Impresa group ransomware attack by defacing the media company’s website and tweeting from its verified Twitter account.
