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California AG Finds Privacy Violations in DoorDash Suit, $375,000 CCPA Enforcement Settlement Announced

February 29, 2024

DoorDash has settled an ongoing investigation by the California Department of Justice after Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the company had committed privacy violations under the terms of the CCPA. In addition to paying a $375,000 civil fine, the food delivery giant will be subject to additional CCPA enforcement terms going forward.

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Data Privacy News

Chinese Internet Watchdog Targets 33 Mobile Apps That Broke New Data Collection Rules

May 12, 2021

More stringent data collection rules went into effect in China at the beginning of May. The government continued to show that it is serious about its regulatory stance by sweeping up 33 mobile apps.

Air Traffic Control Tower at the airport showing British Airways facing the highest record of GDPR fines at proposed value of £183 million

Data Protection News

British Airways Facing Record Penalty; Is This the Beginning of Maximum GDPR Fines?

July 11, 2019

At a proposed value of £183 million, British Airways is facing the highest record of GDPR fines, Britain's DPA is making it clear that companies should protect customers’ data or be ready to pay.

Water treatment plant showing cyber attacks on water systems

Cyber Security News

EPA to Increase Inspections and Take Enforcement Actions to Protect U.S. Water Systems from Cyber Attacks

May 30, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an enforcement alert to ensure community water systems (CWSs) comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to prevent disruptive cyber attacks, including those by nation-state actors.

View on Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport showing cyber attack on air traffic control agency Eurocontrol

Cyber Security News

Russian Hackers Killnet Executed a Cyber Attack on European Air Traffic Control Agency Eurocontrol

May 1, 2023

Pan-European air traffic control agency Eurocontrol confirms that a cyber attack by pro-Russian hackers Killnet interrupted its website and web availability, making operations “difficult.”

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Data Privacy News

Request From French Police Compelled ProtonMail to Reveal IP Logs

September 23, 2021

ProtonMail has built its reputation in no small part because of its pledge to not keep user IP logs except in "extreme criminal cases." A recent case indicates that the circumstances may not need to be all that extreme.

Blurred downtown alley at night showing network access sale on underground forums by cybercriminals

Cyber Security News

Tight-Lipped Threat Actors Making Five Figures Selling Enterprise Network Access On Underground Forums

August 26, 2021

Research on underground forums found that cybercriminals made careers selling network access for up to five figures instead of exploiting the networks themselves.

Electronic signage displaying word cloud of trending internet activities showing the need for a new internet charter, a magna carta

Data Privacy News

An Internet Charter – The Magna Carta for the Modern Age

November 27, 2018

Sir Tim Berners-Lee argues that nothing short of a ‘revolution’ will stem abuse of the Internet and a new Internet Charter, a new Magna Carta, is essential to force tech giants to take concrete action to reinvent how the Internet is monetized and regulated.

Subway train enters the station and the blurred silhouette of passenger showing Chinese hackers breach of New York subway

Cyber Security News

Chinese Hackers Breached the New York Subway Computers Through Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities

June 11, 2021

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says that Chinese hackers breached three computers in the New York subway via Ivanti’s Pulse Connect Secure VPN critical vulnerabilities.

Hacker at desktop using laptop with emails in background showing Business Email Compromise BEC attacks

Cyber Security News

FBI: Business Email Compromise Resulted in Losses of $43 Billion Since 2016; BEC Attacks Increased by 65% Between 2019 and 2021

May 16, 2022

The FBI calculated the cost of BEC attacks to be $43 billion, with a 65% increase between 2019 and 2021. Banks in Thailand, Hong Kong, China, and Singapore were the primary recipients of illicit funds.

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California AG Finds Privacy Violations in DoorDash Suit, $375,000 CCPA Enforcement Settlement Announced

Chinese Internet Watchdog Targets 33 Mobile Apps That Broke New Data Collection Rules

EPA to Increase Inspections and Take Enforcement Actions to Protect U.S. Water Systems from Cyber Attacks

Russian Hackers Killnet Executed a Cyber Attack on European Air Traffic Control Agency Eurocontrol

Request From French Police Compelled ProtonMail to Reveal IP Logs

Tight-Lipped Threat Actors Making Five Figures Selling Enterprise Network Access On Underground Forums

An Internet Charter – The Magna Carta for the Modern Age

Chinese Hackers Breached the New York Subway Computers Through Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities

FBI: Business Email Compromise Resulted in Losses of $43 Billion Since 2016; BEC Attacks Increased by 65% Between 2019 and 2021

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

Out-of-Control AI Agent Strikes Again, Hacks Accounts at Four Additional Services