GDPR complaint points out that Fitbit forces EU users to accept international data transfers as a requirement to use the service, something that may not meet regulatory standards for free and informed consent.
A long-term breach of Japan's national cyber security agency may be the work of state-backed Chinese hackers. The security breach occurred in October 2022 and was disclosed in August of this year.
The infrastructure for the Qakbot malware botnet that has been a plague since 2007 has been dismantled by an FBI-led law enforcement action. The botnet was composed of over 700,000 infected computers, and is responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages worldwide during its run.
Account information of over 2.6 million Duolingo users was obtained via data scraping of an exposed API, and recently leaked on an underground hacking forum.
Kroll reports that the data breach was traced to a SIM swap attack on the phone of one of its employees, and that "limited" and "non-sensitive" claimant data was exposed. FTX account holders are already receiving phishing emails.
A new report from ad evaluation firm Adalytics finds that some of YouTube’s targeted ads are still slipping through the cracks, and potentially violating federal child privacy law. The revelation has prompted two US Senators to write a letter to the FTC.
Japanese watchmaker Seiko has suffered a data breach that leaked sensitive information, with the Russian ransomware gang BlackCat/AlphaV claiming responsibility for the attack.
Two web hosting providers in Denmark are teetering on the brink after a devastating ransomware attack that wiped out most customer data. Given the ongoing difficulty of recovery, the companies are recommending that customers move to other hosting providers.
Tesla has disclosed that the data breach impacting over 75,000 employees was an inside job. The electric automaker said two employees copied and shared confidential data with the German newspaper Handelsblatt.
US consumer finance watchdog appears to have data brokers in its crosshairs, announcing that it is developing a new rules proposal for the industry. CFPB specifically noted a focus on the impact of AI and announced that an outline of proposals will be released sometime in September.
