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Cactus ransomware operation breaches LA housing authority
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) confirmed that ransomware group Cactus has breached its IT network and was able to exfiltrate corporate data.
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Experian tried to cover up privacy fine by Dutch DPA
Last year, the Dutch data protection authority (DPA) imposed a fine and sanctions on Experian for reselling personal data of Dutch households. The Irish data broker tried to keep the fine a secret, because the company feared it would harm its reputation.
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CCDH: ‘X failing to address flood of misinformation regarding US election’
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) argues that X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program called Community Notes falls short to counter false and misleading claims about the upcoming US presidential election.
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Interbank discloses data breach, allegedly over 3 million customers affected
Interbank, one of the biggest financial institutions of Peru, has confirmed it suffered a data breach. The threat actor responsible claims to have stolen personal data from over 3 million customers.
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FBI tells US citizens to be alert for scammers around presidential election
Scammers are trying to exploit the upcoming presidential election by targeting potential victims all across the United States and stealing their money or personally identifiable information.
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Google: "More than a quarter of our new code is generated by AI"
Google is fully dedicated to using AI to enhance its core business and improve its services. That's why more than a quarter of all new code at Google is generated by AI.
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Sharp confirms security incident, personal information of thousands of customers breached
Sharp’s official online store Cocoro Store and its food delivery service Hercio Deli have suffered a data breach, compromising personal information of over 5,000 of its customers.
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Europe to invest € 1.4B in deep tech in 2025
Next year, the European Union (EU) is going to invest € 1.4 billion to support deep tech research and high-potential start-ups.
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French internet service provider Free confirms data breach
Free, the second largest internet service provider in France, acknowledges it was the target of a massive cyberattack last Friday, leaking personal information of potentially millions of customers.
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Law enforcement agencies take down Redline and Meta infostealer infrastructure
The Dutch National Police, the FBI and a plethora of other international law enforcement agencies have announced they have gained ‘full access’ to all of the servers of the Redline and Meta infostealer.
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ICO: ‘Organizations don’t fully recognize impact of data breaches’
Businesses and organizations aren’t aware of the devastating effects a data breach can have on people’s lives. They should show more empathy and do more to prevent these accidents from happening.
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Delta is suing CrowdStrike for $550M over global outage
Delta is filing a lawsuit against CrowdStrike. The Atlanta-based airline company is asking for $550 million in damages to cover its losses, along with litigation costs and punitive damages.
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Schrems: ‘Industry is portraying GDPR as stupid and unworkable’
Max Schrems, chairman of the Austrian privacy interest group Noyb, argues that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) doesn’t work because of political pressure on supervisory authorities. “Major players think they can do whatever they want, because they employ 500 lawyers,” he says.
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Russian court sentences four REvil members to several years in jail
The St. Petersburg Garrison Military Court has sentenced four alleged members of the ransomware gang REvil up to six years in prison for hacking and money laundering.
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LinkedIn fined € 310M for processing personal data without appropriate legal basis
LinkedIn not only gets a slap on the wrist for processing personal data without the correct legal basis. The social network for businesses also has to cough up € 310 million in administrative fines and bring its processing into compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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Noyb files complaint against Pinterest over default tracking
The Austrian privacy organization Noyb has filed a complaint with the French data protection authority (DPA) against Pinterest for tracking people without their consent.
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Dutch regulator imposes € 2.25M fine on Vodafone for insecure tapping system
The Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI) has fined Vodafone for € 2.25 million for insufficiently securing its tapping system.
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Thousands of WordPress websites have been hacked to spread malware via fake updates
Threat actors have launched a campaign in which they hack WordPress websites using stolen login credentials and installing malicious plugins. Over 6,000 WordPress websites have already been targeted.
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DJI suing US Department of Defense for being labeled ‘Chinese military company’
Drone manufacturer DJI is suing the United States Department of Defense for its decision to designate DJI as a ‘Chinese military company’.
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Cisco takes DevHub environment offline after cyberattack
After careful consideration, Cisco has decided to close its DevHub environment, a resource center to support Cisco’s community by making parts of the company’s software code and scripts publicly available.
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