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Data Privacy News

UK Once Again Calling for Backdoor Into iCloud Data With Secret Order

February 18, 2025

The UK government is once again leaning on Apple for unrestricted access to the cloud backup data of its users. Apple would not be able to warn users that the UK’s required backdoor had been implemented and that their encrypted iCloud data was no longer entirely safe.

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More Russian Hackers Hit With Sanctions as TrickBot Ransomware Gang Members Make the List

February 14, 2023

A recent Treasury Department statement accused sanctioned members of the ransomware gang of working with the Russian Intelligence Services and aligning with government objectives in its 2020 activities.

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Italy Agrees to Lift ChatGPT Ban if OpenAI Meets Compliance Obligations

April 18, 2023

OpenAI can get out of the ChatGPT ban if it improves transparency, allows users to view and delete stored data, and implements added safeguards to protect minors. April 30 is the earliest point at which the service could return to Italy.

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Cyber Security News

Data Breach on DEA Law Enforcement System Grants Cyber Criminals Access to 16 Databases

May 20, 2022

A data breach on DEA's Law enforcement system reportedly granted administrators of doxxing and swatting website Doxbin and linked to Lapsus$ hacking group access to at least 16 databases.

Australian flag with programming code background showing the state-sponsored cyber attacks that threaten Australian critical infrastructure

Cyber Security News

State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks Threaten Australian Critical Infrastructure

July 2, 2020

Australian organisations have fallen victim to cyber attacks that are believed to be state-sponsored, raising alarm about the vulnerability of the country’s critical infrastructure.

Man working using laptop with virtual screen displaying world map showing impact of new DNS vulnerabilities

Cyber Security News

Newly Discovered DNS Vulnerabilities Put Millions of Devices at Risk

January 20, 2021

Newly discovered set of DNS vulnerabilities puts a wide range of devices at risk, with an estimate of millions impacted. This raises fresh questions about the inherent security of DNS.

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Data Privacy News

Mobile Carriers in United States Face Mounting Criticism over Location Data Policies

January 23, 2019

Without your knowledge or consent, the leading mobile phone carriers in the United States may be actively selling your location data to third-party vendors. And, in turn, these vendors are re-selling this data to an expanding network of shady middlemen.

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Data Privacy News

Can Mobile Carriers Be Trusted with Location Data?

June 28, 2018

Securus data scandal exposes cavalier attitude of location aggregators and mobile carriers towards location data and consumer privacy.

Hacker on laptop showing data breach of online retailer

Cyber Security News

Data Breach at South Korea’s Largest Online Retailer Coupang Impacts Nearly 34 Million Customers

December 5, 2025

A data breach at South Korea’s largest online retailer, Coupang, has exposed the personal information of nearly 34 million customers, sparking calls for harsher penalties.

Skull on screen showing ransomware attack on supply chain

Cyber Security News

Blue Yonder Ransomware Attack Ripples Through Supply Chain to Impact Big Names in Retail

December 3, 2024

A ransomware attack on supply chain software firm Blue Yonder in turn hit a number of big names in food and retail with business disruptions, Starbucks and Walgreens among them. The software is widely used by a range of Fortune 500 companies.

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UK Once Again Calling for Backdoor Into iCloud Data With Secret Order

More Russian Hackers Hit With Sanctions as TrickBot Ransomware Gang Members Make the List

Italy Agrees to Lift ChatGPT Ban if OpenAI Meets Compliance Obligations

Data Breach on DEA Law Enforcement System Grants Cyber Criminals Access to 16 Databases

State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks Threaten Australian Critical Infrastructure

Newly Discovered DNS Vulnerabilities Put Millions of Devices at Risk

Mobile Carriers in United States Face Mounting Criticism over Location Data Policies

Can Mobile Carriers Be Trusted with Location Data?

Data Breach at South Korea’s Largest Online Retailer Coupang Impacts Nearly 34 Million Customers

Blue Yonder Ransomware Attack Ripples Through Supply Chain to Impact Big Names in Retail

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