Privacy
The human toll of the tech revolution
No one can really top Ryanair's social media stream, but Duolingo has been stealing the spotlight recently.
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Over 360K exposed after Christmas hack at data analytics giant
Attackers breached LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ (LNRS) third-party service provider in late 2024, taking the company’s customer details.
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Apple, Google app stores must now verify users' ages in Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill requiring Apple and Alphabet's Google to verify the age of users of their app stores.
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New Jersey hospital hack exposes patients’ personal details
Attackers penetrated the Cooper Health System a whole year ago, exposing tens of thousands of individuals' personal identifiable information (PII).
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“Reject all” cookies button must be present and visible, German court says
When confronted with cookie consent banners, many internet users click the “Accept All” button and expose themselves to a large number of cookies and tracking technologies. However, the Hanover Administrative Court in Germany has ruled out that a “Reject all” button must be equally offered and clearly visible.
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US consumer trust organization breach exposed thousands of credit cards
Better Business Bureau (BBB) Serving the Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California attackers took a trove of extremely sensitive details, ranging from Social Security numbers to medical information.
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62 million iPhone users’ records leaked online, attackers claim
The supposedly leaked Apple mobile iOS database includes tens of millions of records, such as names, IDs, mobile phone operators, and other personal identifiers.
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Second Adidas location confirms data breach – media
Adidas Turkey confirmed unauthorized access to its systems, which exposed customer details. It’s the second time in less than a week that the German sportswear brand has had its regional systems breached.
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US mental health clinic hack exposes tens of thousands
Hackers breached the Community Counseling of Bristol County (CCBC) last year, taking sensitive health information from an organization dealing primarily with mental health and substance abuse patients.
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23andMe customer data will be used for drug research following acquisition, Regeneron says
US drug maker Regeneron on Monday said it will use 23andMe customer data for research just hours after it announced plans to purchase the bankrupt company in a $256 million deal.
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210K American clinics‘ patients had their financial data leaked
Georgia-based Harbin Clinic had hundreds of thousands of its patients exposed after attackers hacked the clinic‘s third-party vendor, Nationwide Recovery Services (NRS).
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TikTok lacks transparency in ad repository, EU’s preliminary findings suggest
TikTok does not fulfill the Digital Services Act’s (DSA) obligation to publish an ad repository. If found guilty, TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, might receive a large non-compliance fine.
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Ransomware attackers steal comms firm’s customer details
Attackers breached Duo Broadband, a Kentucky-based communications company, stealing personal details of tens of thousands of customers.
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General Court: “European Commission cannot simply keep text messages with Pfizer CEO secret”
The European Commission’s decision to keep text messages between its President, Ursula von der Leyen, and the CEO of Pfizer secret from the public has been annulled.
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Google settles for $1.4 billion over Texas privacy lawsuits
Google has settled several lawsuits filed by the state of Texas alleging unlawful tracking of Chrome users and collecting biometric data for $1.375 billion.
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One hacked email exposes several thousand California credit unions’ customers
Attackers breached a single employee’s email at the California-based South Bay Credit Union (SBCU), leading to thousands of customers having their details exposed.
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Banking update glitch allowed users to view each other’s accounts
Update bug in Arkansas-based Arvest Bank systems exposed customer data, allowing users to peek into accounts they do not own.
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Russia’s aviation personnel's health data leaked en masse
Millions of extremely personal records from the Rostec-owned Center of Aviation Medicine (TsAM) were leaked, exposing everything from names and phone numbers to allergies and account balances.
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Hackers target utility services, steal data of thousands
Attackers breached the electricity and water provider Starkville Utilities' defenses, getting their hands on data of over 11K individuals.
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Phishing email blunder exposed nearly 50K stockbrokers’ customers
Employees of SogoTrade, a US-based online stockbroker, clicked a malicious link, resulting in tens of thousands having their personal details being exposed to attackers.
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