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FTM: ‘Location military personnel easy to track thanks to Tinder’
Using Tinder, it’s easy to locate military personnel, regardless of whether they are at home or abroad.
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DNSC: ‘Lynx ransomware operation responsible for cyberattack on Electrica’
The Lynx ransomware gang is the culprit behind the cyberattack on Electrica Group.
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Noyb files complaint against BeReal for harassing users to get consent
BeReal uses dark patterns to get users’ consent for the use of their personal data for advertising purposes.
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Krispy Kreme affected by cyberattack, daily fresh doughnuts still available
US doughnut chain Krispy Kreme has become the victim of a cyberattack.
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Chinese national charged of infecting 81,000 Sophos firewalls
The United States government is charging Guan Tianfeng for his involvement in a conspiracy to indiscriminately hack firewall devices in 2020.
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Dutch banks: "Make sure you have some cash money in case of a cyberattack"
Due to increased geopolitical tensions, it’s not inconceivable that financial transactions could be disrupted by cyberattacks. That’s why households have to make sure they have some cash money laying around.
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Law enforcement shuts down 27 DDoS-for-hire service platforms
Law enforcement agencies from 15 different countries have taken offline 27 of the most popular platforms to carry out DDoS attacks.
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EDPS will check whether the European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 is compliant with regulation
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is going to investigate whether the European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 is compliant with Regulation 2018/1725.
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French DPA fines Orange €50M for displaying ads between emails
The Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) has imposed a €50 million fine on Orange for displaying advertisements between emails without users’ consent.
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Romanian energy supplier Electrica calls in cyberattack
Electrica Group, a key player in the electricity distribution and supply market in Romania, is experiencing an ongoing cyberattack.
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China looking into NVIDIA for violating anti-monopoly laws
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has launched an investigation into NVIDIA for possibly violating the country’s anti-monopoly laws.
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TSMC founder: "Intel should have focused on AI rather than chipmaking"
Intel should have focused on artificial intelligence (AI) rather than trying to become the largest chipmaker in the industry.
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Dutch and Belgium law enforcement authorities take down criminal phishing network
Together with the Belgian law enforcement agencies, the Rotterdam Cybercrime Team has taken down a large international cybercrime network.
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Termite ransomware gang claims data theft at Blue Yonder
Members of the Termite ransomware operation claim to be responsible for the attack on the software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Blue Yonder.
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Kia will be sharing motorist data with governments and businesses
Kia has introduced Kia Insights, a new service that allows motorists, public organizations and commercial businesses to gain insights from their driving behavior.
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Telegram to battle the distribution of CSAM
Telegram will integrate tools from the United Kingdom’s Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from being spread on the platform.
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German police take down large-scale illicit marketplace ‘Crimenetwork’
The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) have shut down the criminal trading platform ‘Crimenetwork’ and arrested one of the platform’s administrators.
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Dutch and French authorities take down criminal encrypted messaging service MATRIX
A joint investigation team, which was led by Dutch and French law enforcement agencies, has succeeded in taking down an encrypted messaging service called MATRIX.
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Noyb approved as ‘Qualified Entity’ to impose injunction or redress measure
The Austrian privacy advocacy group Noyb has been approved as a so-called ‘Qualified Entity’ so it can impose an injunction or redress measures throughout the European Union (EU).
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New Spanish law forcing tourist to give up personal information in effect
As of Monday, operators of hotels, campsites and car rental companies are obliged to register more personal information about tourists and customers as a result of a new law.
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