Dutch researcher discovers Fujitsu blunder: AWS keys and logins in public bucket
Fujitsu failed to keep customers' sensitive information secure. AWS keys and passwords were publicly published on the Internet for a year. Dutch water utility PWN is one of the victims.
Security researcher Jelle Ursem, who works for the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD), disco... Read more
EuroParcs reports data breach; data restored via backup
Holiday park concern EuroParcs reports being the victim of a data leak. The investigation should reveal whether customers' personal data has been leaked.
Hackers penetrated EuroParcs' secure digital environment. The hackers did not hit the reservation system, so it remains possible to book a va... Read more
EU proposal gives medical data to product developers
Several organizations want the EU to reshape the European Health Data Space (EDHS) proposal to give citizens the choice not to share their medical data. In initial proposals of the EHDS, citizens are powerless and their data gets shared for commercial development by definition.
The European Heal... Read more
Customers trust banking most with personal information
44 per cent of the customers feel most comfortable sharing personal information with banking companies. With that, the sector enjoys the most trust in our country.
This is according to a survey by Thales among more than 12,000 customers. Other trusted institutions are active in healthcare (41%) ... Read more
Microsoft Cloud keeps personal data within the EU: is it enough?
A new update from Microsoft should reassure European cloud users. From now on, all personal data will be within the "EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud", consisting of all EU and EFTA countries. Is that enough to keep data secure?
Microsoft makes a number of concrete promises to all Europe... Read more
637,000 people become the victim of a data breach for the second time
The US law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, which specializes in data breaches, became the victim of a data breach in early 2023. Data from hundreds of thousands of previous data breach victims were captured in the process. Even though the events occurred months ago, the leak was only recen... Read more
Data companies Experian and Focum silently sell the addresses of Europeans
The addresses of millions of Dutch citizens are being traded by data companies such as Experian and Focum. The trade might be illegal because the companies do not ask for consent or ensure it is hidden in a general consent form. The Dutch DPA is investigating whether the practices violate the GDPR.... Read more
Hack at MGM casinos leads to theft of personal data and huge costs
The recent hacking attack on MGM casinos has caused a serious data breach at the hotel chain and casino provider. The attack cost nearly 95 million euros ($100 million) in the third quarter of this year.
The recent hacking attack in which virtually all systems were down resulted in a serious dat... Read more
Privacy update Google lets users delete personal info
Google is adding new privacy features to its search engine. This gives users control over their personal information by allowing them to filter out personal information from Web results.
Google's new privacy updates make it easier to remove personal information from search results. Google is ma... Read more
Zoom doubles down on privacy with new features and services
In an era where digital sovereignty has gained momentum in Europe, U.S. companies strive to demonstrate their commitment to empowering customers with more control over data storage and processing.
Amazon's AWS cloud unit recently made its digital sovereignty pledge. TikTok is establishing locali... Read more