Microsoft Confirms Its Network Was Breached With Tainted SolarWinds Updates
Microsoft confirmed that its network was among the thousands infected with tainted software updates from SolarWinds.
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Nintendo Conducted Invasive Surveillance Operation Against Homebrew Hacker
Leaked Nintendo documents have revealed a frightening surveillance operation carried out against a hacker who was researching exploits for the 3DS handheld.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity Publishes a Draft Certification Scheme for Cloud Services
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published a draft scheme for cloud services
Brexit Deal Keeps EU-UK Data Flows Open as Parties Pursue Mutual Adequacy
EU Commission and UK officials announced they reached a deal on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Deal will allow for the continued free flow of personal data for up to six months.
Italian Privacy Watchdog Initiates Proceedings Against TikTok
The investigations the Italian DPA highlight data processing activities that are not compliant with GDPR.
Google, Cisco and VMware join Microsoft to oppose NSO Group in WhatsApp spyware case
Silicon Valley tech giants say spyware maker NSO Group should not be allowed to claim immunity.
Law enforcement wiretapped the very service used by criminals to evade interception
The virtual private network (VPN) Safe-Inet used by the world’s foremost cybercriminals has been taken down in a coordinated law enforcement action
Menstruation apps store excessive information
A study of five leading apps by Privacy International, a UK-based charity, found that companies held intimate information on users.
The vulnerabilities that allowed Russia’s SolarWinds hack have been known for decades
The awareness that something like this could happen dates all the way back to the dawn of the internet, when it was a Defense Department research-sharing project called the ARPANET.
Trump Twitter Account Hacker Won’t Be Punished
The Netherlands’ Public Prosecution Service has announced that, the Dutch hacker who broke into the Twitter account of Donald Trump, will not be punished.
UK ICO Publishes New Data Sharing Code
The Code focuses mainly on data sharing among data controllers who are subject to the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.
EDPB Publishes Its 2021-2023 Strategy
the European Data Protection Board released its 2021-2023 Strategy. read this article to learn more.