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Google Bard Is Greenlit in Europe After Addressing EU Privacy Concerns

July 19, 2023

The temporarily-delayed Google Bard is now available in the European Union, as the Irish DPC has decided that Google has provided enough information to assuage EU privacy concerns. Google Bard is adding the ability to opt out of personal data collection.

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Cyber Security News

HCA Healthcare Data Breach Leaks Millions of Patient Info Records

July 18, 2023

A hacker has stolen the patient info records of at least 11 million individuals in a massive HCA Healthcare data breach and leaked samples on an underground hacking forum.

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Cyber Security News

White House Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan Released: 65 Mandatory Initiatives, Increased Public-Private Partnerships

July 18, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP) establishes 65 high-impact initiatives that agencies will be required to meet within set timelines for each. A greater degree of public-private partnership is also being promoted.

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Data Privacy News

First Major Analysis of WeChat Ecosystem Network Requests Finds Privacy Gaps, Undisclosed Data Sharing

July 18, 2023

Study from Citizen Lab Toronto explores the WeChat ecosystem and finds that data sharing can exceed what the user expects, and that the privacy policy does not always make the extent of this sharing clear.

Keyboard with China flag showing Chinese hackers breach government email accounts

Cyber Security News

Microsoft: US Government Email Accounts Compromised by Chinese Hackers via Stolen Login Key

July 17, 2023

Microsoft's threat research team says that the Chinese hackers breached at least two dozen organizations in total, including government email accounts at multiple federal agencies. Campaign reportedly began in mid-May.

Building of the European Parliament showing EU-US data transfer deal

Data Privacy News

New EU-US Data Transfer Deal Underway After European Commission Adequacy Decision

July 17, 2023

The EU-US data transfer decision at least grants a reprieve for big tech platforms that are built on targeted advertising such as Meta and Google, which are already under regulatory fire on multiple fronts.

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Cyber Security News

50 Million Bangladeshis Impacted by Government Website Data Leak

July 14, 2023

A Bangladeshi government website data leak has exposed the personal information of millions of eGovernment portal users. Security researcher discovered the leaked database while Googling an SQL error.

Hammer and gavel on laptop showing antitrust law ruling on Meta

Data Protection News

Meta Runs Out of Rope on EU Antitrust Law Challenge, Regulatory Purview Expanded to Include Data Privacy Issues

July 14, 2023

Meta has now lost that case in the EU's highest court, opening the door for other antitrust law investigations in the bloc to incorporate data privacy violations and frame them as part of a systemic abuse of market position.

Jakarta city skyline showing data breach of Indonesian passports

Cyber Security News

34 million Indonesian Passports Exposed in a Massive Immigration Directorate Data Breach

July 13, 2023

Over 34 million Indonesian passports were leaked in a massive data breach impacting the country’s Immigration Directorate General. Allegedly stolen 4GB of passport data is currently selling for $10,000.

e-Sportsman plays games showing Razer data breach posted to hacker forum

Cyber Security News

Alleged Data Breach of Razer Posted to Hacker Forum; Source Code, Encryption Keys and Employee Credentials Offered for Sale

July 13, 2023

A member of a hacker forum claims that they have stolen Razer's "keys to the kingdom" in the form of source code, encryption keys and employee credentials, and is looking for a $100,000 Monero payout. Razer has yet to confirm the data breach.

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Google Bard Is Greenlit in Europe After Addressing EU Privacy Concerns

HCA Healthcare Data Breach Leaks Millions of Patient Info Records

White House Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan Released: 65 Mandatory Initiatives, Increased Public-Private Partnerships

Microsoft: US Government Email Accounts Compromised by Chinese Hackers via Stolen Login Key

New EU-US Data Transfer Deal Underway After European Commission Adequacy Decision

50 Million Bangladeshis Impacted by Government Website Data Leak

34 million Indonesian Passports Exposed in a Massive Immigration Directorate Data Breach

Alleged Data Breach of Razer Posted to Hacker Forum; Source Code, Encryption Keys and Employee Credentials Offered for Sale

AI Agents Turn to Hacking and Deception in AISI Security Tests

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