Crypto privacy advocates see the sanctions, which effectively make it illegal for any US resident to use Tornado Cash, as an overreach and an inappropriate measure conducted against a form of technology.
Over 87 gigabytes of personal information is now being sold on the dark web as part of this password leak of 773 million email addresses and 21 million passwords, raising very important questions about personal data security online.
A children's privacy complaint that dates back to 2021 has resulted in a major GDPR fine for TikTok. The issue largely centers on the "Family Pairing" feature introduced in 2020 which had no real verification process ensuring that the linked parent account actually belonged to a parent.
Requirements by insurers to implement security controls are already on the rise as 80% of cyber insurance policyholders have filed a claim and 50% have filed more than one.
RIP Google Privacy Sandbox: “Cookie Replacement” Project Officially Terminated Due to “Low Adoption”
Google's blog post on the subject simply announced that the 10 remaining available Privacy Sandbox APIs and tools were being deprecated, but follow-up questioning by various tech media sources produced statements confirming that it is all over for the project.
The European Commission and the European Council, the two largest policy bodies in the EU, are the latest government entities to implement a TikTok ban for staff. This includes work devices and also personal devices enrolled in the body's mobile device service.
A new joint alert from CISA and the FBI seeks to assist private sector software developers in removing XSS vulnerabilities from their products, with a basic overview of best practices aimed primarily at executives and business leaders.
Spanish multinational fashion retailer MANGO has recently experienced a third-party data breach that exposed customer information from a marketing partner.
Chicago based meal kit service Home Chef suffered a data breach likely to be orchestrated by hacking group Shiny Hunters which resulted in over 8 million user records being sold on dark web marketplace.
The FTC is expanding its investigations into the business dealings of Big Tech. Nine of the industry's biggest names have been asked to provide the agency with information about their data practices.
