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

Fence showing defense contractor data breach leaked info on military bases

Cyber Security News

Data Breach of Security Fencing Contractor Impacts UK Military Bases, Files Confirmed Stolen

September 7, 2023

UK military contractor confirmed that some information about military bases was stolen in the data breach, but insists that none of it was confidential or highly sensitive. Attackers apparently compromised a computer running manufacturing machine software that was still outfitted with Windows 7.

Hacker working on laptop showing broadband provider data breach

Cyber Security News

Data Breach on Broadband Provider Brightspeed Exposes 1M+ Customers, Hackers Threaten to Cut Home Internet

January 15, 2026

Broadband Provider Brightspeed has experienced a data breach that exposed over 1 million customers, with hackers threatening to disconnect home internet customers.

Police car with roof mounted strobe lightbar showing law enforcement data breach

Cyber Security News

Data Breach on DEA Law Enforcement System Grants Cyber Criminals Access to 16 Databases

May 20, 2022

A data breach on DEA's Law enforcement system reportedly granted administrators of doxxing and swatting website Doxbin and linked to Lapsus$ hacking group access to at least 16 databases.

Finger on digital touch screen choosing people showing data breach of background check services

Cyber Security News

Data Breach on Instant Checkmate and Truthfinder Background Check Services Leaked 20 Million Records

February 15, 2023

PeopleConnect, the parent company of Instant Checkmate and Truthfinder background check services, confirmed a data breach that leaked 20 million customer records online.

Hands on keyboard showing Line messaging app data breach

Cyber Security News

Data Breach on the Largest Japanese Messaging App Line Leaks 440K Records

December 11, 2023

The largest messaging app in Japan, Line, has suffered a data breach leaking the personal information of its users, customers, and business partners. Data breach leaked 440,000 items of personal data.

Boy looking at tablet screen showing data breach of virtual pet website Neopets

Cyber Security News

Data Breach on Virtual Pet Website Neopets Affected 69 Million Users and Leaked Source Code

July 27, 2022

Neopets virtual pet website suffered a data breach that allowed hackers to access the platform's source code and personal information of 69 million users. Hacker continues to maintain access after confirmed data breach.

Judge gavel near Australia flag showing privacy act changes from data breaches

Data Protection News

Data Breaches To Become More Costly in Australia as OAIC Calls for Higher Penalties in Privacy Act Draft

October 28, 2022

Privacy act draft proposes a maximum penalty of the greater of $50 million, three times the value of any benefit obtained through the misuse of information stolen in data breaches, or 30% of the company's annual domestic turnover.

Man working on laptop with virtual globe showing data brokers and location tracking

Data Privacy News

Data Brokers Continue To Use X-Mode Location Tracking in Spite of Ban

February 5, 2021

A controversial SDK used for location tracking remains present in hundreds of Android apps, in spite of bans. Data broker X-Mode's tracking software was forbidden from use in the world's two major app stores in 2020.

Connected vehicles on road showing enforcement of privacy laws

Data Protection News

Data Flowing From Connected Vehicles May Cause Manufacturers to Run Afoul of California Privacy Law

August 14, 2023

Under the new terms of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) will be examining a broad range of data collected by car manufacturers, including what the vehicle cameras capture and what is passing through their apps.

Frustrated businessman sitting with his luggage showing data leak of hotel booking companies

Cyber Security News

Data Leak at Hotel Booking Companies Affected Millions of Guests

November 18, 2020

Prestige Software exposed sensitive personal and credit card information of over 10 million clients and database with 5.8 million customer records from the RedDoorz breach was put on sale.

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Data Breach of Security Fencing Contractor Impacts UK Military Bases, Files Confirmed Stolen

Data Breach on Broadband Provider Brightspeed Exposes 1M+ Customers, Hackers Threaten to Cut Home Internet

Data Breach on DEA Law Enforcement System Grants Cyber Criminals Access to 16 Databases

Data Breach on Instant Checkmate and Truthfinder Background Check Services Leaked 20 Million Records

Data Breach on the Largest Japanese Messaging App Line Leaks 440K Records

Data Breach on Virtual Pet Website Neopets Affected 69 Million Users and Leaked Source Code

Data Breaches To Become More Costly in Australia as OAIC Calls for Higher Penalties in Privacy Act Draft

Data Brokers Continue To Use X-Mode Location Tracking in Spite of Ban

Data Flowing From Connected Vehicles May Cause Manufacturers to Run Afoul of California Privacy Law

Data Leak at Hotel Booking Companies Affected Millions of Guests

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

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People