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User data of 3.2 million Belgian WhatsApp users for sale on the dark web
Phone numbers and user IDs of 3.2 million Belgian WhatsApp users have been stolen and are being sold on the dark web.
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Microchip Technology discloses cyberattack by unauthorized party
American chipmaker Microchip Technology has notified shareholders of a cyberattack.
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This tool will help you generate a privacy policy for your business
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a new tool to help small organizations, traders, and other businesses to create a tailored privacy notice.
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Hackers steal credit card information from Oregon Zoo customers
Cybercriminals succeeded in accessing Oregon Zoo’s computer systems and exfiltrate financial data of over 100,000 customers.
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Toyota confirms data breach after hacking forum notification
Toyota acknowledges that a hacker was able to infiltrate its systems and exfiltrate company data and customer information.
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Test version Chrome for Android can redact sensitive information on screen
Google has released a test version of its web browser Chrome for Android with a feature that can hide sensitive and personal information when a user shares or records his screen.
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FlightAware informs customers about data breach
FlightAware, an aviation data services company that lets you track worldwide flight traffic in real-time, has suffered a data breach. Sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) may have been compromised.
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British DPA will rule on ‘pay or okay’ service later this year
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the data protection authority (DPA) in the United Kingdom, shall give its opinion on Meta’s ‘pay or okay’ subscription model later this year.
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Proton VPN extensions for Chromium- and Firefox-based browsers now available for free
You no longer have to pay for Proton VPN’s extensions for both Chromium- and Firefox-based web browsers. The VPN provider from Switzerland has made them available for all users.
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GM being sued for unlawfully collecting customers’ personal driving data
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing General Motors (GM) for its false, deceptive, and misleading business practices.
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Russian national sentenced to 40 months in prison for selling stolen credentials
Georgy Kavzharadze, a 27-year-old Russian man, got caught selling approximately 300,000 login credentials, financial information, and other personally identifiable information (PII).
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Man sentenced for illegally collecting motorists’ personal data
Jonathan Riches, a 46-year-old United Kingdom national, has been found guilty of unlawfully accessing personal data of motorists’ details from the Enterprise Rent-A-Car database.
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Noyb: ‘Greek supermarket chain violates customers’ privacy rights with loyalty programs’
Greek supermarket chain Alfa Vita not only collects and processes a wide range of personal information of its customers, it also ignores their privacy rights. Therefore, the Austrian privacy organization Noyb has filed a complaint with the Greek data protection authority (DPA).
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FBI shuts down Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation
The FBI, the National Crime Agency, the Bamberg Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Bavarian State Criminal Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio have seized a dozen servers to shut down the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware group.
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Noyb files multiple complaints against X’s European AI training plan
Noyb wants to thwart X’s plan to train its AI technology. To do so, the Austrian privacy organization has filed complaints in Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Poland.
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Noyb is taking Swedish DPA to court for non-compliance of GDPR
The Austrian privacy organization Noyb is suing the Swedish data protection authority IMY for refusing to properly handle complaints from its citizens.
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Evolution Mining hit by cyberattack, assailant unknown
Evolution Mining, an Australian gold mining company, was the victim of a targeted ransomware attack. As of yet, nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Hackers obtain internal documents from Trump’s presidential election campaign
A Trump campaign spokesperson confirmed that “foreign sources hostile to the United States” have hacked some of its internal communications.
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Microsoft: ‘Iranian hackers are trying to influence U.S. presidential elections’
Iranian hackers are increasing their efforts to manipulate the course and the outcome of the United States presidential elections
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ADT acknowledges recent data breach after customer data appears on the dark web
Security company ADT confirms it has suffered a data breach after a hacker leaked stolen customer data on a hacking forum on the dark web.
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