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Threat actors claim to have breached Ford
Two hackers claim to have stolen 44,000 customer records from the Ford Motor Company. The Michigan-based car manufacturer says it’s ‘actively investigating’ the incident.
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Schrems: ‘Data protection authorities must enforce GDPR more strictly’
European privacy regulators must enforce the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) more rigorously, as violating privacy laws has little to no consequences.
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KPN opens first GenZ store with no personnel
Last week, the Dutch telecom operator KPN opened a physical store in Den Helder without any staff members to see if this is the way customers want to shop.
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T-Mobile acknowledges it was part of recent data breaches
T-Mobile was one of the telecom operators that was recently attacked by Chinese state-sponsored hackers in a cyber espionage operation.
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Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison for leaking classified documents
22 year old former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced to 15 years in prison for leaking classified military documents.
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Meta offering ‘less personalized ads’ for European Facebook and Instagram users
Meta has announced it’s going to offer European Facebook and Instagram users an option for ‘less personalized ads’. Furthermore, the company is lowering the price of a paid subscription without ads.
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European Commission urges Apple to stop illegal geo-blocking practices
The Consumer Protection Cooperation Network and the European Commission have notified Apple of several potentially illegal geo-blocking practices on several Apple Media Services, including the App Store, Apple Arcade, Music, iTunes Store, Books and Podcasts.
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OpenAI’s VP of Research and Security resigns, feels ready to ‘reset’
Lilian Weng, Vice President of Research and Security at OpenAI, has decided to leave the company and ‘explore something new’.
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Telegram sharing data with Dutch Public Prosecution Service
For the very first time, Telegram has shared suspects’ data with the Dutch Public Prosecution Service.
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Dutch National Police: ‘Hackers probably used pass-the-cookie attack in recent data breach’
The massive data breach at the Dutch National Police, in which work-related and personal information of approximately 65,000 police officers was stolen, was most likely caused by a so-called pass-the-cookie attack.
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Nokia confirms hack at third party vendor
Investigation showed that the hacker responsible for the data breach at Nokia has leaked a source code, but it belongs to a third party developer and doesn’t contain any Nokia code.
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Schneider Electric acknowledges data breach, 40GB of corporate data allegedly stolen
French multinational company Schneider Electric confirms that a threat actor was able to gain access to the company’s network and steal sensitive corporate data.
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Hacker claims to have stolen internal data from Nokia, company launches investigation
Notorious hacker IntelBroker claims to have breached a third party vendor and thus was able to exfiltrate corporate data from Nokia. The Finland-based tech company says it has launched an investigation into the matter.
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PS5 Pro specs have leaked before launch, Sony is adding extra RAM
The PlayStation 5 Pro will get a performance boost, primarily in the RAM department.
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City of Columbus hit by cyberattack, half a million people affected
The City of Columbus has become the victim of a ransomware attack. The threat actor was able to steal personally identifiable information of approximately 500,000 inhabitants.
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ICO seeking permission to appeal Tribunal’s decision on DSG Retail Limited regarding data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) isn’t happy with the judgment that was casted by the First-tier Tribunal, which gave DSG Retail Limited a reduction of £250,000 for a data breach infringement.
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European Commission launches investigation into Temu for possibly breaching DSA
The European Commission has officially opened formal proceedings against Temu in order to assess whether the company has breached the Digital Service Act (DSA).
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German pharmaceutical company has been targeted by hackers
German pharmaceutical wholesaler AEP GmbH has been hit by a ransomware attack, which led to a partial encryption of the company’s IT systems.
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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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