European data protection authorities issue record €2.92 billion in GDPR fines
DLA Piper’s GDPR and Data Breach survey shows a 168% increase in fines in the last 12 months.
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Facebook data-scraping breach triggers GDPR enforcement lawsuit in Ireland
Meta and its lead data protection regulator in the European Union are facing an interesting legal challenge over a major data-scraping breach and GDPR enforcement of it.
Twitter in data-protection probe after ‘400 million’ user details up for sale
A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts.
UK Privacy Regulator Names and Shames Breached Firms
ICO publishes detailed list of complaints and investigations.
9 Out of 10 Security Leaders State That Control Failures Are the Primary Reason For Data Breaches
Senior cybersecurity professionals reveal their number one frustration is the inability to continuously measure enterprise-wide security posture and identify control failures.
$275M Fine for Meta After Facebook Data Scrape
Meta has been found in violation of Europe’s GDPR rules requiring the social media giant to protect user data by “design and default.”
WhatsApp data breach sees nearly 500 million user records up for sale
If you use WhatsApp, your details could well be up for sale.
Data Breaches Rise By 70% Globally in Q3 2022
Russia had the most breaches overall and France had the highest breach density.
Former health adviser found guilty of illegally accessing patient records
A former health adviser has been found guilty of accessing medical records of patients without a valid legal reason.
Twitter Security Glitch May Have Unmasked Anonymous Accounts
Twitter on Friday disclosed a security glitch that could have allowed people to unmask account holders who tweeted under pen names.
Data leaks on the increase, says Belgium’s Data Protection Authority
Over the past twelve months, reported cases of breached data in Belgium have gone up to 1,529.
Report spotlights vast scale of adtech’s ‘biggest data breach’
New data about the real-time-bidding (RTB) system’s use of web users’ info suggests Google and others are processing and passing people’s data.