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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 SecurityNews

“Unfixable” Intel Chip Vulnerability Could Undermine Encryption on Five Years Worth of Computers, But Is a Difficult Attack to Pull Off

March 16, 2020
Attacker exploiting new Intel chip vulnerability will need to go through multiple complex steps and have physical access to the device to gain full access to the system.
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Data PrivacyNews

New Federal Bill Proposes Written Consent Requirements for Use of Facial Recognition Technology

August 19, 2020
Illinois has made news recently for its strong legislation governing facial recognition technology. A proposed federal bill would apply similar regulation across the country.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Secretary of State Rubio Impersonated With AI Deepfakes Targeting Officials

July 11, 2025
AI deepfakes were used to contact three foreign ministers, a US Governor, and a member of Congress around the middle of June via the Signal messaging app. Two of the officials received fake voicemail messages mocked up to use Rubio's voice, and another received an invite to join a chat.
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Data ProtectionNews

UK Government Supplier Interserve Fined £4.4M for Failure To Stop 2020 Cyber Attack

October 27, 2022
The cyber attack stemmed from a phishing email and impacted some 113,000 people. The government supplier was also faulted for not following up on an antivirus alert as well as having outdated systems and inadequate staff training in place.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Insurance Company Prudential Financial Discloses a Security Breach of Internal Systems

February 22, 2024
America's second largest insurance company Prudential Financial has disclosed a security breach by a cybercrime gang that leaked administrative, employee, and contractors’ data.
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Data PrivacyNews

Google To Pay $85 Million To Settle Location Tracking Case in Arizona

October 11, 2022
Google settles lawsuit accusing it of violating Arizona state's Consumer Fraud Act by continuing to collect user information for location tracking even after they had opted out, racking up massive profits in the process.
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Cyber SecurityNews

13.7 Million Cyber Attacks From 16,000 IP Addresses Target Four Vulnerable WordPress Plugins and 15 Themes Striking 1.6 Million Websites

December 20, 2021
WordFence discovered over 13.7 million cyber attacks targeting four vulnerable plugins and 15 Epsilon framework themes in 36 hours hitting 1.6 million WordPress websites.
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Cyber SecurityNews

A Majority of Americans Still Have No Idea of How to Respond to a Data Breach

April 19, 2019
“Many Americans are lost” when it comes to dealing with data breaches. According to a new survey by Lexington Law, many do not even check whether or not they are victims.
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Judge hammer and gravel on US flag showing federal privacy law
Data ProtectionNews

Is a US Federal Privacy Law Finally on the Way? Proposed “American Data Privacy and Protection Act” Authored, Backed by Bipartisan Coalition

June 13, 2022
American lawmakers may once again be ready to seriously take up the idea of a federal privacy law. A report about the bill was quickly followed by publication of a discussion draft for public view.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Malicious Fake ChatGPT Chrome Extension Hijacks Facebook Ad Accounts

March 17, 2023
A malicious fake ChatGPT Chrome extension on Google's official web store targets Facebook Ad accounts for takeover, leveraging the chatbot's popularity. Extension has been downloaded more than 2,000 times.
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Cyber Attack by Suspected Iranian Hackers Hits 36 Minnesota Water Utilities, Causing Outages

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