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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

Whistleblower Report Claims DOGE Uploaded Social Security Data to Vulnerable Cloud Server

September 1, 2025

A whistleblower report submitted to Congress and the Office of Special Counsel claims that DOGE employees uploaded a very sensitive Social Security Administration (SSA) database to a vulnerable cloud server while auditing the agency, one that contains Social Security numbers for 300 million Americans as well as associated identity information.

Cyber Security News

Whistleblower Report Slams Twitter Security and Privacy Practices, Asserts Company Deceived Public and Is Employing Foreign Agents

August 26, 2022

A shocking whistleblower report from Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko, a well-known cybersecurity expert who served as Twitter's head of security from mid-2020 to early 2022, asserts that the company is "grossly negligent" in "several areas" of information security and privacy protections.

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Cyber Security News

Whistleblower Says Ubiquiti Lied About the Source and Extent of Its Data Breach To Protect Stocks

April 12, 2021

A whistleblower says that Ubiquiti downplayed its data breach to protect its stocks. He claims that Ubiquiti was the source of the breach, and hackers gained administrative rights.

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Data Privacy News

White Collar / Blue Collar Schism at Apple: Factory Workers Subject to Collection of Biometric Data, Extra Security Measures

March 31, 2021

A new company policy forbids manufacturing partners from collecting the biometric data of visiting Apple employees, but says nothing about the over one million workers that put Apple's products together in these facilities.

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Data Privacy News

White House “Blueprint for AI Bill of Rights” Creates a Potential Path to Legal AI Ethics Guidelines

October 19, 2022

The White House AI bill of rights stipulates five guiding principles meant to govern design and deployment: system safety, protection from discrimination, data privacy, notice and explanation, and human alternatives.

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Cyber Security News

White House 100-Day Cybersecurity Plan for Water Utilities Calls for New Monitoring Tech and Reporting Requirements

February 10, 2022

Following earlier executive orders aimed at shoring up other aspects of critical infrastructure, the White House has issued a 100-day cybersecurity plan for United States water utilities.

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Cyber Security News

White House Addresses Internet Routing Vulnerabilities With BGP Security Protocol

September 9, 2024

A new strategy report from the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is addressing some established issues with internet routing security. The BGP security plan calls for adoption of the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI).

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Cyber Security News

White House Budget for 2024 Cybersecurity Spending: More Funding for CISA, Modernization of Online Government Services

March 22, 2023

The White House budget is seeking a $145 million increase in cybersecurity spending for CISA, $245 million for training cybersecurity professionals in the energy sector, $63 million for the FBI's cyber investigations division, and $215 million for the Treasury Department to implement zero trust architecture and generally bolster its cyber defenses.

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Cyber Security News

White House Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan Released: 65 Mandatory Initiatives, Increased Public-Private Partnerships

July 18, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP) establishes 65 high-impact initiatives that agencies will be required to meet within set timelines for each. A greater degree of public-private partnership is also being promoted.

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Cyber Security News

White House Cybersecurity Summit Looks to Set Priorities: “Core National Security Challenge” Draws Together Energy, Tech and Finance Companies

August 31, 2021

Last week's White House cybersecurity summit was the Biden administration's first formal public-private meeting on the subject of national security, drawing together executives from some of the biggest names in key industries.

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Whistleblower Report Slams Twitter Security and Privacy Practices, Asserts Company Deceived Public and Is Employing Foreign Agents

Whistleblower Says Ubiquiti Lied About the Source and Extent of Its Data Breach To Protect Stocks

White Collar / Blue Collar Schism at Apple: Factory Workers Subject to Collection of Biometric Data, Extra Security Measures

White House “Blueprint for AI Bill of Rights” Creates a Potential Path to Legal AI Ethics Guidelines

White House 100-Day Cybersecurity Plan for Water Utilities Calls for New Monitoring Tech and Reporting Requirements

White House Addresses Internet Routing Vulnerabilities With BGP Security Protocol

White House Budget for 2024 Cybersecurity Spending: More Funding for CISA, Modernization of Online Government Services

White House Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan Released: 65 Mandatory Initiatives, Increased Public-Private Partnerships

White House Cybersecurity Summit Looks to Set Priorities: “Core National Security Challenge” Draws Together Energy, Tech and Finance Companies

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