Tech giants are facing hefty fines after France's CNIL ruled that their cookie consent processes were too confusing and difficult. Central to the case was the use of "dark patterns" by each site.
Contentious WhatsApp privacy update has caused new consumer complaints to be filed by watchdog groups, which say that users are being unfairly pressured into accepting.
Google says it blocks 18 million daily malware and phishing emails related to COVID-19 plus another 240 million daily spam messages related to the coronavirus pandemic.
noyb notes that the ultimate outcome of this GDPR complaint could set a precedent that makes online privacy very expensive. If Meta's ad-free model is ultimately legitimized, it is likely that all other apps supported by targeted advertising will adopt the same scheme.
Apple App Store is facing an unusually large blitz of criticism, and Apple is fighting back by stressing the unique security and privacy benefits of its "walled garden" approach.
Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, and LAPSUS$ are the three groups involved, and have collectively been the most active of the major cybercrime gangs over roughly the past year. The groups all had prior ties via "The Com," a broader collection of cyber criminals that loosely affiliate and come together for singular projects in a fluid way.
French digital automation and energy management giant Schneider Electric is investigating a data breach after a hacker claimed they stole dozens of gigabytes and demanded a hefty ransom in Baguettes, a classic popular French bread item.
Hasbro, an American toy manufacturing and entertainment giant, has taken its systems offline following a cyber attack that affected its corporate network in late March.
The Department of State is investigating an alleged data breach exposing sensitive government data from the Pentagon, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, and other US allies.
Security leak of manufacturing keys from major device producers (such as LG and Samsung) allows signing of malware apps, providing full access to an Android device, as the operating system trusts any signed app with complete system-level access.
