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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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Cyber Security News

Use of AI Agents in Cyber Espionage Expands as Chinese Hackers Leverage Anthropic Tools

November 20, 2025

Anthropic's calls the incident the "first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign" and has attributed it with high confidence to a Chinese state-sponsored group it calls GTG-1002. The campaign took place in mid-September and the integration of AI agents for performance of autonomous tasks is described as unprecedented.

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Data Privacy News

Use of Guest Checkout, Ad Blockers Surges in Online Shopping as Consumers Air Privacy Concerns

May 26, 2021

New studies find that over 40% of consumers now prefer to use the guest checkout option when shopping, and an almost identical share now also use some sort of ad blocking software.

Man in mask using mobile showing the use of mobile phone location data to track coronavirus

Data Privacy News

Use of Mobile Phone Location Data to Track Coronavirus Has Positive Health Outcomes, But Raises Serious Privacy Concerns

April 2, 2020

South Korea uses mobile phone location data to track places where coronavirus patients had been and send text message warnings to individuals who are located in the exposed areas.

DuckDuckGo homepage on monitor with magnifying glass showing Microsoft trackers for user tracking

Data Privacy News

Use of Third-party Microsoft Trackers Calls Privacy Status of DuckDuckGo Into Question; Privacy Browser Found to Quietly Allow User Tracking

May 31, 2022

DuckDuckGo sells itself on its lack of user tracking. However, some new security research reveals that policy does not apply equally to Microsoft trackers.

Power lines in the spring in a green wheat field showing SolarWinds backdoor in electric utilities

Cyber Security News

Utility Regulator Says SolarWinds Backdoor Was Downloaded by 1/4 of Electric Utilities on the North American Power Grid

April 19, 2021

NERC, a non-profit regulatory authority that oversees utilities, revealed this week that about 25% of the electric utilities on the North American power grid downloaded the SolarWinds backdoor.

Judge gavel on US flag showing implications of CFAA in Van Buren case

Cyber Security News

Van Buren vs US Case To Be Reviewed by Supreme Court; CFAA Terms Have Major Implications for the Security Industry

December 9, 2020

The court will determine how the nearly 35-year-old CFAA is interpreted. The worst possible interpretation could put employees and contractors at the mercy of the terms of service of systems and software.

Close up of hacker hand stealing data from digital tablet showing DBIR data breach report

Cyber Security News

Verizon 2022 DBIR: 4 of 5 Data Breaches Caused by “Human Element,” Business Partners Involved in 3 of 5

May 27, 2022

Verizon’s DBIR finds that 82% of data breaches logged in 2021 involved a "human element" such as falling for phishing, re-use of stolen credentials, insider malfeasance or simply causing a configuration error.

Skull on screen showing vulnerability exploitation and stolen credentials in DBIR

Cyber Security News

Verizon 2026 DBIR: Vulnerability Exploitation Leaps Ahead of Stolen Credentials as #1 Initial Breach Cause

May 22, 2026

For the first time in its publication history of nearly 20 years, Verizon's annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is tracking vulnerability exploitation as the leading initial access method for attackers. Stolen credentials had been the #1 method for the entirety of the report's history up to this year.

Cyber Security News

Verizon Data Breach Report 2021: Pandemic Has Caused Major Surge in Phishing, Ransomware and Web App Attacks

May 19, 2021

Verizon's data breach report for 2021 frames the degree to which the pandemic has influenced cyber criminal activity, with the focus shifting strongly toward work-at-home infrastructure.

Hacker working on computer showing Verizon DBIR on social engineering and ransomware

Cyber Security News

Verizon DBIR 2023: Social Engineering Attacks Exploding, Ransomware Doubles in Cost

June 14, 2023

The annual Verizon DBIR provides further confirmation that attackers are showing a renewed interest in social engineering, particularly in conjunction with business email compromise (BEC) attacks. And the average financial damage of a ransomware attack has doubled and is almost certain to cost organizations at least $1 million to remediate.

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Use of AI Agents in Cyber Espionage Expands as Chinese Hackers Leverage Anthropic Tools

Use of Guest Checkout, Ad Blockers Surges in Online Shopping as Consumers Air Privacy Concerns

Use of Mobile Phone Location Data to Track Coronavirus Has Positive Health Outcomes, But Raises Serious Privacy Concerns

Use of Third-party Microsoft Trackers Calls Privacy Status of DuckDuckGo Into Question; Privacy Browser Found to Quietly Allow User Tracking

Utility Regulator Says SolarWinds Backdoor Was Downloaded by 1/4 of Electric Utilities on the North American Power Grid

Van Buren vs US Case To Be Reviewed by Supreme Court; CFAA Terms Have Major Implications for the Security Industry

Verizon 2022 DBIR: 4 of 5 Data Breaches Caused by “Human Element,” Business Partners Involved in 3 of 5

Verizon 2026 DBIR: Vulnerability Exploitation Leaps Ahead of Stolen Credentials as #1 Initial Breach Cause

Verizon Data Breach Report 2021: Pandemic Has Caused Major Surge in Phishing, Ransomware and Web App Attacks

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