Woman dies during a ransomware attack on a German hospital
It could be the first death directly linked to a cybersecurity attack. Experts have been warning for years that this […]
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Homeland Security warns of a ‘critical’ security flaw in Windows servers
US Homeland Security has issued an emergency alert for a Windows security flaw, Zerologon, that allows attackers to compromise entire […]
Google will start removing stalkerware and ‘misleading’ apps from its Play Store from October 21
The tech giant will give app developers until October 1 to remove stalkerware code from their official online store. Google […]
Privacy, effectiveness among concerns of robocall-blocking apps
If you’re one of many Canadians who’ve considered alternative measures to block robocalls to your smartphone, a consumer agency says […]
European Police Malware Could Harvest GPS, Messages, Passwords, More
The malware that French law enforcement deployed en masse onto Encrochat devices, a large encrypted phone network using Android phones, […]
Cloud Industry Unites to Create Global Standard for Transfer of Personal Data following ‘Schrems II’ ruling
The creators of the data protection market standard for cloud, the EU Cloud Code of Conduct, announced work is underway […]
Data Privacy Increasingly a Focus of National Security Reviews
Oracle’s bid to partner with TikTok app may not be a standard-issue business deal, but it’s increasingly the sort of […]
IRS offers grants for software to trace privacy-focused cryptocurrency trades
Grants of up to $625,000 will be issued in exchange for cryptocurrency tracking technologies. The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) […]
Human error reveals personal data of 18,000 Welsh Covid-19 sufferers
Public Health Wales yesterday announced a data breach involving the personally identifiable data of 18,105 people resident in Wales who […]
Chinese tech firm compiles database on tens of thousands of British figures
Files on senior politicians and their families among those stored as part of worldwide intelligence collection operation. A Chinese technology […]
IBM pushes for US to limit facial recognition system exports
IBM has called for the US Department of Commerce to limit the export of facial recognition systems, particularly to countries […]
Council of Europe Suggests Convention 108+ as Schrems II Data Transfer Solution
“Convention 108+ (Convention 108 as amended by the protocol) is set to become the international standard on privacy and data […]