Marriott International fined £18.4m for 2014 data breach
The UK data regulator has issued Marriott International with a watered-down £18.4 million fine for a data breach that affected […]
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Insider data breaches set to increase due to remote work shift
A third (33%) of all data breach incidents in 2021 are expected to be caused by insiders, according to the […]
Experian vows to drag UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office to court after being told off for data-slurping practices
Experian has been rapped over the knuckles by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after it discovered the credit reference […]
European Parliament’s COVID website overrun with US web trackers
The European Parliament’s coronavirus test management website is overrun with user tracking requests, some of which are attempting to siphon […]
Game Trains Police To Get Facebook Data Fast
Many investigators don’t know how to request help from the likes of Facebook, Apple and Google at speed when an […]
A Hacker Is Threatening to Leak Patients’ Therapy Notes
An extortionist has turned a breach of Finland’s Vastaamo mental health services provider into a nightmare for victims. It seems […]
Consumer Reports Study Finds Marketplace Demand for Privacy and Security
American consumers are increasingly concerned about privacy and data security when purchasing new products and services, which may be a […]
The Police Can Probably Break Into Your Phone
At least 2,000 law enforcement agencies have tools to get into encrypted smartphones, according to new research, and they are […]
Fitbit Spyware Steals Personal Data via Watch Face
Immersive Labs Researcher takes advantage of lax Fitbit privacy controls to build a malicious spyware watch face. A wide-open app-building […]
Twitter Data-Breach Case Won’t Be Resolved Before Year’s End
European privacy regulators are unlikely to issue a final ruling on Twitter’s handling of a 2019 data breach before the […]
No GDPR damages after data breach, says German court
In a civil action following a personal data breach affecting a credit card bonus programme, the Regional Court (Landgericht) Frankfurt […]
Five Eyes governments, India, and Japan make new call for encryption backdoors
Members of the intelligence-sharing alliance Five Eyes, along with government representatives for Japan and India, have published a statement over […]