Ireland fines Facebook €17 million for 2018 data breaches
The DPC has imposed a fine of €17m on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (formerly Facebook Ireland Limited).
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European data regulators issued EUR1.1 billion in GDPR fines
Nearly EUR1.1 billion (USD1.23 billion / GBP0.9 billion) of fines have been imposed for a wide range of infringements of EU General Data Protection Regulation.
GoDaddy Breach Exposes SSL Keys of Managed WordPress Hosting Customers
The incident, which affected 1.2 million users, raises concerns about domain impersonation attacks and other malicious activities.
Hacker steals government ID database for Argentina’s entire population
A hacker has breached the Argentinian government’s IT network and stolen ID card details for the country’s entire population.
Over 1.5 billion Facebook users’ personal data found for sale on hacker forum
Unrelated to other recent problems Facebook has had, this particular batch of data was scraped from profiles, meaning it’s publicly available knowledge. That doesn’t stop it from being dangerous.
Turkey fines WhatsApp over data breach
Turkey joined a host of other countries in fining Facebook’s ubiquitous WhatsApp messaging service for failing to sufficiently protect user data.
Regulators Tighten Scrutiny of Data Breach Disclosures by Companies
Companies must pay closer attention to what they say after hackers strike, lawyers warn, as regulators crack down on inaccurate disclosures and Congress debates mandatory reporting of cybersecurity breaches.
38M Records Were Exposed Online from Microsoft Power Apps
Misconfigured Power Apps from Microsoft led to more than a thousand web apps accessible to anyone who found them.
T-Mobile breach hits 53 million customers as probe finds wider impact
T-Mobile US Inc said on Friday an ongoing investigation into a data breach revealed that hackers accessed personal information of an additional 5.3 million customers, bringing the total number of people affected to more than 53 million.
RI treasurer sues Facebook, alleging investment losses from data breach
The Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island sues Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg over alleged financial losses due to data breach.
British Airways settles data breach class action
British Airways has settled a case brought by customers and staff affected by a massive 2018 data breach that led to personal information being leaked.
Details On 700 Million LinkedIn Users For Sale On Notorious Hacking Forum
Just two months ago, data on 500 million LinkedIn users was scraped and posted online. Now someone’s selling a database with information on 700 million.