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EDPB: ‘Facial recognition technology at airports poses threat to travelers’
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) underscores that the use of biometric data at airports, and in particular facial recognition technology, leads to heightened risks to data subjects’ rights and freedoms.
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Python clone of Minesweeper used to attack European and US institutions
Using a Python clone of Microsoft’s beloved game Minesweeper, hackers try to obtain unauthorized remote access to European and US financial organizations.
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European Parliament struck by data breach
Current and former employees of the European Parliament have been informed that their personal information was compromised in a recent data breach.
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Backdoor found in courtroom recording software JAVS
Researchers of cybersecurity company Rapid7 have found a backdoor in Justice AV Solutions (JAVS). Hackers could use this backdoor to install malware and compromise computer systems in the justice supply chain.
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Northern Ireland Police gets 750K fine for leaking personal information
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) intends to hand out a 750,000 pound (approximately 880,000 euro) fine to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), because the Northern Irish police failed to protect the personal information of its entire workforce.
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LastPass now encrypts URLs in password vaults
LastPass has announced it will encrypt URLs stored in users’ vaults. In doing so the company will improve the privacy of users and enhance the protection against data breaches and unauthorized access.
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ICO warns tech industry not to ignore data protection risks when using GenAI
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has concluded an investigation into Snap’s launch of ‘My AI’ chatbot.
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Zoom introduces post-quantum end-to-end encryption to video meetings
Zoom has announced that post-quantum end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is globally available for Zoom Workplace. The California-based communications technology company will bring this new safety and privacy feature to Zoom Phone and Zoom Rooms soon.
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UK government considering mandatory reporting for ransomware attacks
The British government wants all organizations that become victim of a ransomware attack to report this. Victims who wish to pay ransom, will have to seek a license before they are allowed to pay any extortion payments.
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Spyware detected on hotel check-in computers
At least three Wyndham hotels across the United States have been infected with spyware.
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ICO looking into Microsoft’s new AI-feature Recall
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says it contacted Microsoft over a new feature called Recall, that takes a screenshot of your computer every few seconds.
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OmniVision informs authorities of security breach
OmniVision, a California-based manufacturer that designs and develops imaging sensors for digital imaging products such as smartphones and webcams, has disclosed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack.
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Darknet operator ‘Incognito Market’ arrested
23 year old Rui-Siang Lin, online also known as Pharaoh, was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport on May 18.
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Man arrested for producing AI-generated CSAM-images
Steven Anderegg, a 42-year old man from Wisconsin, was arrested last week for the production, distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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Analysis: ransomware payments are going down, and there's a reason
A new report says that the number of victims who paid ransomware gangs fell by 46% despite a 70% increase in the number of victims. This suggests ransomware might be easier to deploy but harder to monetize.
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Big Tech’s inadequate ad transparency: researchers find X is the worst
If you want to know who paid for an ad online and what it advertises, prepare to scroll through the endless CSV file, which takes 10 minutes to load in the worst case. And there is no best case, as all big tech platforms offer ad transparency tools that have big gaps in data and functionality.
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Utah pioneers AI regulation
Utah becomes the first state to protect consumers from AI.
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Hot Topic discloses another breach
A fast fashion company, Hot Topic, has been hit by a cyberattack again. This time, attackers targeted user Rewards accounts.
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Police rendering suspect photos from DNA samples raises concerns
Police in the US recently combined “two existing dystopian technologies in a brand new way to violate civil liberties,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a non-profit defending civil liberties, has claimed.
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Digital divide widens, internet use stalls in low-income nations
According to the latest Digital Progress and Trends Report by the World Bank, only one in four people living in low-income countries are using the internet, putting societies at major risks for falling behind in technological and socioeconomic development.
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