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‘Personal data of 1 billion Chinese residents for sale’
An anonymous user of a hacker forum claims to hold the personal data of 1 billion Chinese citizens. Although ...
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Dutch privacy authority reports growing number of data breaches
The Dutch privacy authority (AP) signalled growing numbers in its data breach report of 2021. Attacks on IT s...
Backdoor found in WordPress plugin widely used by schools
Researchers found a malicious backdoor in a WordPress plugin popular among schools. The premium version o...
Ransomware attack permanently shuts down American college
Lincoln College in Illinois is forced to permanently close its doors after a ransomware attack at the end of ...
Okta CEO vows to “restore trust” after Lapsus$ hack
A vulnerability in a third party call center opened the company up to a data breach. On Monday, Okta CEO T...
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The rapid rise and fall of Lapsus$
The story of Lapsus$ ends as abruptly as it started. In a span of four months, the crime group breached some ...
British police arrest seven Lapsus$ suspects
British police arrested seven suspects in connection to Lapsus$'s attacks on Okta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Sams...
UK’s data protection agency’s chief denounces claim country is not adhering to privacy rights
John Edwards, the head of the UK’s data protection agency, believes leaving the EU gives Britain an advanta...
Facebook slapped with $18.6 million fine for 2018 breaches of the GDPR in the EU
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Facebook's parent company, Meta, €17 million ($18.6 mi...
Data of half a million people at risk in hack on Red Cross
An enormous hack has hit the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The personal data of as many as...