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Latest news on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory developments, data breaches and enforcement actions happening around the world.

Old bronze knocker with red door in Chinese temple showing national security risks of Chinese tech companies

Data Protection News

Citing “National Security Risks,” China Government Puts New Cybersecurity Approval Requirements on Chinese Tech Companies

July 20, 2021

Proposed new set of rules would force Chinese tech companies with over one million users to apply for special cybersecurity approval before listing, citing the national security risks associated with that data falling into the hands of foreign governments.

Teenage girls using smartphones showing the India ban on Chinese apps due to national security reason

Cyber Security News

Citing National Security, India Bans Dozens of Chinese Apps in Wake of Border Skirmishes

July 13, 2020

Indian government has cited national security as the reason for banning 59 Chinese apps, including popular apps such as TikTok, UC Browser and Clash of Kings.

UK flag on digital screen showing onlince safety bill and privacy concerns

Data Privacy News

Citing Privacy Concerns, WhatsApp, Signal Wage Media Campaign Against UK Online Safety Bill

April 25, 2023

Both WhatsApp and Signal have already indicated that they will pull their business from the UK market entirely over privacy concerns if the Online Safety Bill ultimately becomes law.

A crowd of people seen through a window showing the citizen data of 92 million Brazilians is offered for sale on underground forum

Cyber Security News

Citizen Data of 92 Million Brazilians Offered for Sale on Underground Forum

October 10, 2019

Nearly half of Brazil's citizen data is offered in underground forum with a starting bid price of $15,000 and a minimum bid increase of $1,000. Seller is also offering to look up specific individual data for a small fee of $150.

Cyber Security News

Citrix Vulnerability Exploited for Cyber Attack on US Census in January 2020; Government Says Hackers Did Not Access Census Results

September 1, 2021

News has recently emerged that the US Census Bureau was compromised by a cyber attack in January 2020 which was traced back to a Citrix vulnerability that had just been publicly disclosed about a month prior.

Dallas downtown financial district showing ransomware attack

Cyber Security News

City of Dallas Suffers a Ransomware Attack Disrupting Core IT Systems

May 11, 2023

The City of Dallas, Texas, has suffered a Royal ransomware attack that impaired critical IT systems, including computer-assisted police dispatch and fire response services.

City Hall of Lisbon in Portugal showing GDPR fine for personal data sharing

Data Protection News

City of Lisbon Facing $1.4 Million GDPR Fine for Years-Long Practice of Funneling Activist Personal Data to Foreign Diplomats

January 28, 2022

Mayor's office of Lisbon has been handed a $1.4 million fine by the country's data protection commission for providing the personal data of activists and organizers to foreign diplomats, including Russia’s foreign ministry.

Image of high speed network connections through a city representing data flow and how civil society is annoyed

Data Protection News

Civil Society Annoyed at Being Sidelined in Major EU Data Flow Conference

July 19, 2017

Estonia takes over presidency of EU and hosts major Digital Single Market conference on free movement of data, touching on data flow and data localization.

Zooming passengers in subway showing civil society raising alarm at COVID-19 digital surveillance

Data Privacy News

Civil Society Raises Alarm at COVID-19 Digital Surveillance

April 14, 2020

More than 110 civil society organizations have jointly issued a statement against the COVID-19 digital surveillance performed by governments around the world to curb the pandemic.

Data Privacy News

Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Oracle of “Global Surveillance,” Creating Detailed Profiles of Five Billion People

August 29, 2022

A class action lawsuit accuses Oracle of creating “global surveillance” profiles for five billion people worldwide, attaching things like purchase records and GPS locations to their name and contact information.

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Citing “National Security Risks,” China Government Puts New Cybersecurity Approval Requirements on Chinese Tech Companies

Citing National Security, India Bans Dozens of Chinese Apps in Wake of Border Skirmishes

Citing Privacy Concerns, WhatsApp, Signal Wage Media Campaign Against UK Online Safety Bill

Citizen Data of 92 Million Brazilians Offered for Sale on Underground Forum

Citrix Vulnerability Exploited for Cyber Attack on US Census in January 2020; Government Says Hackers Did Not Access Census Results

City of Dallas Suffers a Ransomware Attack Disrupting Core IT Systems

Civil Society Raises Alarm at COVID-19 Digital Surveillance

Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Oracle of “Global Surveillance,” Creating Detailed Profiles of Five Billion People

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

Claude’s Great Escape: Anthropic AI Models Join OpenAI Agents in Hacking Their Way Out of Sandboxes

Leak of Microsoft Meeting Documents Indicates Company Is Struggling to Keep Up With Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered by Mythos