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Marketing companies fined for tens of thousands ‘predatory marketing calls’
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has imposed fines on two companies for making tens of thousands unlawful marketing calls to people who were registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).
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BlackMeta attacks the Internet Archive, stealing 31M email addresses
Internet Archive, best known for its Wayback Machine, has become the victim of a cyberattack. Members of the hacktivist group BlackMeta claim to be responsible for stealing 31 million unique email addresses and to have carried out multiple DDoS attacks.
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Hacker steals personal information from US credit service
An unknown threat actor was able to exfiltrate personally identifiable information from employees and independent contractors from Credit Risk Monitor Inc.'s network (CRMZ).
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Dutch police arrest admin of dark web marketplace Bohemia/Cannabia
The Dutch National Police has arrested one of the admins who was responsible for the maintenance of Bohemia/Cannabia. Another admin was arrested by Irish police officers.
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Security company ADT suffers another data breach
For the second time in two months, home and small business security company ADT has become the victim of a cyberattack.
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Tactical gear seller 5.11 leaks payment card information
5.11, an online retailer of premium tactical gear, clothing and accessories, has notified almost 30,000 of its customers of a data breach.
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Court: ‘Police may search smartphone of a suspect of minor crime’
Searching the mobile phone of a suspect for personal or other relevant information is not necessarily limited to the fight against serious crimes.
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DPC looking into Ryanair’s customer verification process
The DPC has launched an investigation into Ryanair’s use of customers’ biometrics to see whether it’s on par with the GDPR.
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Court orders Meta to minimize the use of personal data for ads
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has decided Meta can only use personal information of its users that’s strictly necessary to offer personalized ads.
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FBI and Microsoft seize dozens of internet domains used in computer fraud scheme
The FBI and Microsoft have commandeered over a hundred internet domains used by Russian hackers to commit computer fraud and abuse in the United States.
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State of New Mexico files lawsuit against Snapchat for facilitating sextortion and grooming
According to the state of New Mexico, Snapchat is “among the most pernicious purveyors of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and harm-inducing features on children’s electronic devices.”
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European Commission wants to know more about social media recommendation systems
The European Commission has sent a request for information to YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok, asking the social media platforms to enlighten the Commission about the design and functioning of their engagement-based algorithms and recommendation systems.
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UK banks and Meta agree to share information to combat fraud
Meta and multiple banks from the United Kingdom have teamed up to share information that can help protect customers against fraud.
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Germany’s cybersecurity agency recommends using Passkeys over passwords
The Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI), Germany’s cybersecurity agency, urges businesses and consumers to use Passkeys instead of passwords.
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New series of actions against LockBit results in four arrests
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies engaged in the third phase of operation Cronos, arresting four new suspects and seizing nine servers critical to LockBit’s infrastructure.
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U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit over sale harmful products on eBay
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against eBay that was filed by the United States Department of Justice.
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Discord ordered to remove 1,000 posts containing ‘illegal materials’
Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communication regulator, gave instant messaging platform Discord the order to delete 947 posts containing ‘illegal materials’.
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German competition watchdog promises to keep a closer eye on Microsoft
Microsoft has become an undertaking of ‘paramount significance for competition across markets’. That’s why the Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s competition supervisor, decided to subject the Redmond-based tech company and its subsidiaries to extended abuse control.
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Dutch Secretary: ‘NCSC shared sensitive information without legal basis’
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has shared sensitive information with Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States without a legal basis to do so.
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YouTube is blocking music videos from artists represented by SESAC
Due to a legal dispute, YouTube is currently not playing video content that’s associated with SESAC on its platform.
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