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WK Kellogg Confirms Data Breach from Cleo Managed File Transfer System Attributed to Clop Ransomware

April 16, 2025

U.S. food giant WK Kellogg Co. has disclosed a data breach that affected Cleo, a third-party managed file transfer system that allowed a threat actor to access sensitive information.

Drums of slot machine showing cybersecurity issue at MGM

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“Cybersecurity Issue” at MGM Brings Vegas Strip Properties to a Standstill

September 14, 2023

MGM, one of the two largest casino-hotel chains on the Strip, has not yet confirmed the nature of the attack, calling it a 'cybersecurity issue.' The properties remain open, but operations such as front desk check-ins and payouts for casino games have had to shift to entirely manual operations.

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Data Privacy News

Fertility-Tracking App Flo Settles With FTC Over Misrepresentation of Data Sharing Practices; Warning for All Health Apps

January 21, 2021

Recent FTC settlement with the popular Flo Fertility Tracking app came with a warning from the agency to other health apps that engage in questionable data sharing practices.

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Tens of Thousands of GitHub Code Repositories Cloned With Malicious Code Added; Hacker Claims Campaign Was Elaborate Bug Bounty Effort

August 10, 2022

Security researchers have found over 35,000 code repositories with malicious forks or clones leading back to a single source. Malware in the tainted code repositories is designed to steal environment variables, stored elements that serve as authentication for various online services.

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The FBI, CISA, NSA and the Five Eyes Published the Top Most Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2022

August 11, 2023

Cybersecurity agencies from the Five Eyes Alliance published the list of the 12 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2022, revealing that hackers prefer older unpatched software bugs, with one dating back to 2018.

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Data Privacy News

European Central Bank CBDC Survey Finds Privacy Is The Number One Concern For Digital Euro

May 5, 2021

ECB survey found that EU residents are most interested in having the proposed "digital euro" respect their privacy as the CBDC plan seeks to create a freely accessible digital means of payment.

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Burdened by False Positives, Security Analysts Report Increased Stress Created by Security Automation Tools

February 22, 2021

Security automation is increasingly becoming a necessity in order to keep up with the cyber threats, but security analysts report significant increased stress on the job driven by fear of missing alerts.

Data Privacy News

China Fines Leading Ride Hailing App Didi $1.2 Billion in Ruling That Clarifies Violations of Data Laws

July 25, 2022

Ride hailing giant Didi's exile into the wilderness appears to be ending, and the Chinese government's harsh wave of regulatory crackdowns has taken sharper focus, as the investigation has concluded and a fine of $1.2 billion has been announced.

Woman using Twitter on tablet showing the Twitter privacy breach which served up targeted ads to users

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Twitter Privacy Breach Served up Targeted Ads to Users

October 15, 2019

Latest Twitter privacy breach exposed the inappropriate use of phone numbers and email addresses to serve up targeted ads to users. This data was collected for the purpose of the platform's two-factor authentication.

Legal gavel on a laptop with crime scene tape showing digital investigations being a major challenge for law enforcement

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Digital Investigations Remain a Major Challenge for Law Enforcement

March 30, 2020

Digital investigations take an important role in criminal justice today but law enforcement agencies face many challenges to drive operational efficiencies and standards in handling digital data.

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WK Kellogg Confirms Data Breach from Cleo Managed File Transfer System Attributed to Clop Ransomware

“Cybersecurity Issue” at MGM Brings Vegas Strip Properties to a Standstill

Tens of Thousands of GitHub Code Repositories Cloned With Malicious Code Added; Hacker Claims Campaign Was Elaborate Bug Bounty Effort

The FBI, CISA, NSA and the Five Eyes Published the Top Most Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2022

European Central Bank CBDC Survey Finds Privacy Is The Number One Concern For Digital Euro

Burdened by False Positives, Security Analysts Report Increased Stress Created by Security Automation Tools

China Fines Leading Ride Hailing App Didi $1.2 Billion in Ruling That Clarifies Violations of Data Laws

Digital Investigations Remain a Major Challenge for Law Enforcement

Data Breach Impacts Times Car Ride-Sharing Service as Ransomware Attack Hits Railway Operator Keio

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites