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PayPal fined for $2 million for exposing social security numbers
New York state’s Department of Financial Services has ordered PayPal to pay a $2 million fine for the exposure of customers’ social security numbers due to faulty cybersecurity measures.
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BEUC: ‘Meta’s revised ‘pay or okay’ policy still ignores fundamental problems’
The Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs (BEUC) isn’t happy with Meta’s revised ‘pay or okay’ business model, because it still doesn’t offer a fair choice for European Facebook and Instagram users that complies with EU law.
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US private sector announces $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure
Numerous American tech companies are going to invest $500 billion over the next four years, building new artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States.
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President Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht
On his second day in office, president Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, founder of one of the largest illicit marketplaces on the dark web Silk Road.
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Cloudflare mitigated record-breaking DDoS attack of 5.6 Tbps
Cloudflare’s DDoS defense systems successfully detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabits per second (Tbps) DDoS attack.
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UK introduces AI assistant Humphrey to put AI to work
The United Kingdom government has announced ‘Humphrey’, an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant designed to streamline day-to-day work of civil servants.
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Hewlett-Packard investigating potential security breach
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has launched an investigation into a potential data breach after a well-known hacker claimed that he stole sensitive corporate information from the company.
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Big Tech promises to do more against online hate speech in EU
Several tech companies, including Facebook, X, and YouTube, have agreed to increase their efforts to combat illegal hate speech online.
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FTC: ‘Personal consumer data can lead to higher prices for consumers’
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), personal data from consumers is frequently used to target individual customers, leading to different prices for the same set of goods and services.
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TikTok is back in business in the US after several hours of going dark
TikTok is restoring its video platform in the United States. Over 170 million Americans will soon be able to watch and upload new videos.
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FTC accuses GoDaddy of lax data security for its webhosting services
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that GoDaddy has failed to implement a decent data security policy for years. The regulator now demands that the webhosting company implements a robust information security program.
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Noyb files complaints against TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat and Xiaomi with European DPAs
The Austrian privacy advocacy group Noyb has filed complaints against TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat and Xiaomi with European data protection authorities (DPAs) for unlawful data transfers to China.
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FBI removes Chinese malware PlugX from over 4,200 computers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI have deleted malware originating from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from over 4,200 computers that were located in the US.
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Robinhood settles data breach and other violations for $45M
American investment app Robinhood has agreed to pay $45 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle a data breach and other competition violations.
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UK regulator launches investigation into Google’s dominance in the search market
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced its first inquiry into Google’s search services.
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European Commission reassessing probes into Apple, Google and Meta
The European Commission is reevaluating its investigations against several tech companies, including Apple, Google and Meta.
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UK investing billions in AI infrastructure to become ‘world leader’
The government of the United Kingdom (UK) has announced a massive investment plan to make the country a ‘world leader’ in artificial intelligence (AI).
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School’s out: no classes at Eindhoven University due to cyberattack
For the second day in a row, the Eindhoven University of Technology won’t be able to offer education.
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Pastor who saw cryptocurrency scam in a ‘dream’ charged with fraud
A pastor from Pasco, Washington, has been indicted with 26 counts of fraud for running a cryptocurrency scam between November 2021 and October 2023.
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X introduces labels for parody accounts
Social media platform X is rolling out labels for parody accounts to distinguish comedic accounts from authorized profiles.
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