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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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Data Privacy News

FCC’s Plan For Enhanced 911 Location Data Could Become a Privacy Nightmare

March 27, 2019

Enhanced 911 location data would make it possible for emergency first responders to more accurately find and locate people making 911 calls. What are the privacy implications since the biggest U.S. telcos have been secretly selling location data of their customers to a shadowy network of data brokers and data aggregators?

Key made out of binary code showing ransomware decryptor for Indonesian national data center

Cyber Security News

Cyber Crime Group Provides Ransomware Decryptor to Indonesian National Data Center for Free, Asks for Donations

July 9, 2024

The cyber crime group that locked up an Indonesian national data center last month, impacting hundreds of government services, has opted to provide the ransomware decryptor for free. This was accompanied by an apology, but also a donation link exhorting the Indonesian government and public to show gratitude for their supposed generosity.

Data Privacy News

FISA Court Ruled that FBI Improperly Used NSA Surveillance Data to Snoop on Americans

October 15, 2019

New declassified ruling shows how FBI abused the constitutional privacy rights of U.S. citizens in 2017 and 2018 by using NSA surveillance data to conduct backdoor searches.

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Data Privacy News

Cisco Data Transparency Report: Consumer Trust Increasingly Hinges on How Personal Data is Treated

October 17, 2022

Survey makes clear that privacy and data transparency continues to be a primary concern for consumer trust. 81% of the respondents said that the way a company treats personal data is a reflection of its attitude toward and level of respect for its customers.

Working woman using laptop to e-shop showing the new consumer privacy concerns over personalized marketing

Data Privacy News

Personalized Marketing Faces New Consumer Privacy Concerns

November 4, 2019

Personalized marketing has been widely embraced by marketers. However, the trend is getting a privacy blowback as 91% of consumers believed that ads know too much about them.

Roblox game on smartphone showing trojan code in Synapse X

Cyber Security News

Hackers Compromised Synapse X Scripting Engine To Inject Trojan Code Into Roblox Game

May 23, 2022

Hackers injected trojan code into the Roblox scripts by compromising the Synapse X engine, allowing them to install DLL libraries capable of breaking applications and destroying data.

SOS sign in road tunnel showing Next Generation 911 systems are vulnerable to DDoS attacks

Cyber Security News

Next Generation 911 Systems Vulnerable to DDoS Attacks

March 27, 2020

Cybercriminals could run DDoS attacks on Next Generation 911 systems by using anonymized phones to issue repeated emergency calls that cannot be blocked by the network.

Open red padlock showing ransomware group file SEC complaint for data breach

Cyber Security News

Ransomware Group Trolls Victim With SEC Complaint After Data Breach

November 20, 2023

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group has filed an SEC complaint directed at MeridianLink, noting that the data breach took place over a week prior, and claims that new SEC rules require the victim to disclose a material impact within four business days.

Ambulance speeding showing ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations

Cyber Security News

The US Calls Out Russia for Ransomware Attacks on US Healthcare Organizations

November 22, 2024

The US has called out Russia for enabling ransomware attacks on the country’s healthcare organizations, jeopardizing lives and threatening international peace and security.

Wall Street sign at night showing Solarwinds CISO and cybersecurity risks

Cyber Security News

SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO Alleging Years of Knowingly Ignoring Cybersecurity Risks, Profiting From Inflated Stock Value

November 6, 2023

SolarWinds and its CISO Timothy Brown are facing serious charges in connection with the catastrophic security breach of 2020, with the SEC alleging that he had knowingly ignored and downplayed serious security risks since at least 2018.

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FCC’s Plan For Enhanced 911 Location Data Could Become a Privacy Nightmare

Cyber Crime Group Provides Ransomware Decryptor to Indonesian National Data Center for Free, Asks for Donations

FISA Court Ruled that FBI Improperly Used NSA Surveillance Data to Snoop on Americans

Cisco Data Transparency Report: Consumer Trust Increasingly Hinges on How Personal Data is Treated

Personalized Marketing Faces New Consumer Privacy Concerns

Hackers Compromised Synapse X Scripting Engine To Inject Trojan Code Into Roblox Game

Next Generation 911 Systems Vulnerable to DDoS Attacks

Ransomware Group Trolls Victim With SEC Complaint After Data Breach

The US Calls Out Russia for Ransomware Attacks on US Healthcare Organizations

SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO Alleging Years of Knowingly Ignoring Cybersecurity Risks, Profiting From Inflated Stock Value

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