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Mass Data Leak of 2.8 Billion X and Twitter User Profile May Have Been Work of Disgruntled Former Employee

April 4, 2025

A massive data leak of 2.87 billion X/Twitter profiles, more than four times the site's current active monthly user estimate and likely including most going back to the creation of Twitter, may have been the work of a disgruntled former employee laid off during Musk's takeover of the company.

Equipment in data center showing Chinese APT cyber espionage in telco network

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Chinese APT Weaver Ant Burrowed in a Large Asian Telco Network for Several Years Conducting Cyber Espionage

April 4, 2025

Chinese APT group Weaver Ant breached and maintained a foothold on a large Asian telco network for four years using compromised Zyxel CPE routers for cyber espionage.

Apple Store showing antitrust fine for app tracking privacy tool

Data Protection News

150 Million Euro Antitrust Fine for Apple Over App Tracking Tool

April 4, 2025

App Tracking Transparency has faced some level of antitrust controversy from the beginning for excluding Apple's own pre-installed apps and handling them with special conditions.

Silhouette of hacker in front of screen showing cyber attack on state railway

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Suspected Russian Cyber Attack Hits Ukraine’s State Railway Operator Ukrzaliznytsia, Disrupting Operations

April 3, 2025

A suspected Russian cyber attack on Ukraine’s state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia impacted online systems, disrupting ticketing operations and causing long queues.

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Meta May Drop Targeted Advertising in the UK After Privacy Settlement

March 31, 2025

Though this particular case only applies to its plaintiff, human rights advocate Tanya O’Carroll, the ICO-backed decision will likely have to inform the company's broader UK targeted advertising policy as others could launch similar suits.

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Over 300 Malicious Apps on Google Play Store Engaged in Ad Fraud and Data Theft Installed 60 Million Times

March 31, 2025

Over 300 malicious apps engaged in a massive ad fraud and credential and credit card theft campaign have been downloaded over 60 million times on Google Play Store.

Hacker hand on keyboard showing teachers' union data breach

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Data Breach Hits Pennsylvania’s Largest Workers and Teachers’ Union PSEA, Impacting over 500,000 People

March 28, 2025

A data breach affecting Pennsylvania’s largest workers and teachers’ union, the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), has exposed the personal...

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Consumers Left With Serious Privacy Concerns as 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy

March 28, 2025

The new recipients of 23andMe’s data would not necessarily have to offer consumers the ability to opt out once they take possession of it. And it remains unclear which (or how many) hands the data would wind up in, raising additional security as well as privacy concerns.

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Oracle Cloud Data Breach: Six Million Records Stolen, 140,000 Clients Potentially Impacted

March 27, 2025

The Oracle Cloud attack is on pace to be one of 2025's biggest data breaches, possibly on the scale of the MOVEit breach if enough clients turn out to be impacted. However, Oracle has yet to publicly acknowledge it.

State-sponsored hackers working of laptop exploit Windows shortcut files

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Numerous State-Sponsored Hackers Exploit Windows Shortcut Files for Cyber Espionage

March 25, 2025

State-sponsored hackers from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are exploiting Windows shortcut files to execute malicious commands for cyber espionage.

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Mass Data Leak of 2.8 Billion X and Twitter User Profile May Have Been Work of Disgruntled Former Employee

Chinese APT Weaver Ant Burrowed in a Large Asian Telco Network for Several Years Conducting Cyber Espionage

150 Million Euro Antitrust Fine for Apple Over App Tracking Tool

Suspected Russian Cyber Attack Hits Ukraine’s State Railway Operator Ukrzaliznytsia, Disrupting Operations

Meta May Drop Targeted Advertising in the UK After Privacy Settlement

Over 300 Malicious Apps on Google Play Store Engaged in Ad Fraud and Data Theft Installed 60 Million Times

Data Breach Hits Pennsylvania’s Largest Workers and Teachers’ Union PSEA, Impacting over 500,000 People

Consumers Left With Serious Privacy Concerns as 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy

Oracle Cloud Data Breach: Six Million Records Stolen, 140,000 Clients Potentially Impacted

Numerous State-Sponsored Hackers Exploit Windows Shortcut Files for Cyber Espionage

Meta AI Model Joins Hacking Party With Exploit of Third Party Security Vulnerability

AI Agents Turn to Hacking and Deception in AISI Security Tests

Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts