All Breaches and Vulnerabilities articles
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VideoData Privacy and Integrated Technologies
The rapid development of new technology presents organisations, regulators and society with data privacy and security risks. In our interconnected world, personal data can be shared between devices, networks and borders rapidly.
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News
McDonald’s suffers data breach
A data breach at fast food restaurant McDonald’s has impacted company operations in the United States and customers and employees in South America and Taiwan.
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News
MoviePass settles claims of personal data failings with FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed a settlement with MoviePass’s operators over allegations the online subscription service failed to secure customers’ personal information and deceptively marketed its promised one-movie-per-day service.
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Hackers ‘breach’ Navistar’s cyber defences
US military vehicle, truck and bus manufacturer Navistar has received a claim that data has been extracted from its IT system.
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CNIL calls for changes to academic data handling between France and US
France’s data protection authority, CNIL, is urging the country’s universities and colleges to amend how they use US-supplied collaborative tools, particularly in international transfers of personal data.
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EU gives TikTok ultimatum over child safety concerns
TikTok has been given one month to address concerns over the safety of children’s data on the platform.
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Feature
Two must attend livestream experiences - PrivSec Global & FinCrime World Forum
Next month, GRC World Forums will kick off Tuesday 22nd June with the first day of two live and on-demand livestream experiences.
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Webinar
Private Healthcare: Why do you need intelligent email security?
Email is a vital communication tool for organisations globally. But email is the top security risk for healthcare providers as employees accidentally leak data everyday.
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Blog
The key theme: third party risk management
Rapid shifts in the way we structure our IT infrastructrues have put a spotlight on third party risk management, which is a key theme of PrivSec Global next month. Emma Osborn explains why the issue is so important for privacy and security.
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News
Company denies 'negligent security flaw' allegation
Insurance company Lemonade said a website security flaw that exposed customer data is ‘by design.’
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Near doubling of reported privacy breaches in New Zealand
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) in New Zealand says it received 97% more privacy breach notifications in the four months after a new Privacy Act came into force on 1 December. The comparison is with the previous six months.
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News
Norwegian Sports Confederation fined after revealing personal data on web
Datatilsynet, Norway’s data protection authority, has ordered the Norwegian Sports Confederation to pay NOK1.25m ($151,000, €124,000) after personal information about 3.2m Norwegians were available online for 87 days.
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Online use of personal data to cost Locatefamily.com
Dutch Data Protection Authority Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) has imposed a fine of €525,000 ($636,000) on people-tracing service LocateFamily.com for publishing addresses and telephone numbers of people – sometimes without their knowledge – online.
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A Blueprint for Data-Centric Security
Network and device protection continue to consume IT security resources, but they are becoming less and less effective at protecting organizations from cyber threats. Data breaches are now a daily occurrence, creating massive financial burdens for corporations, government agencies, and consumers.
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Outbound email: Microsoft 365’s security blind spot
Why isn’t Microsoft 365 stopping more outbound email data breaches? Understand its security limitations - and learn how to protect your business.
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FTC seals agreement with Everalbum on facial recognition
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalised a settlement with Everalbum about its Ever photo app which allegedly deceived consumers about its use of facial recognition technology and retention of photos and videos of users who deactivated their accounts.
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Norwegian toll road operator faces fine for ‘serious violations’ of data protection rules
Norway’s data protection authority Datatilsynet proposes to impose a NOK5m ($600,000) financial penalty on Ferde for breaking the country’s privacy law when it transferred motorists’ personal data to China.
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News
Icelandic curriculum support company fined for data breaches
Iceland’s data protection authority (DPA) has ordered InfoMentor to pay a financial penalty for security slips that included two unauthorised people accessing ID numbers and avatars of 424 children.
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Safeguarding your critical data from the ransomware threat
Ransomware attacks are on the rise and targeting organizations of all sizes and industries.
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News
Health data of 164,000 people exposed in Wyoming due to 'insider error'
Laboratory test results, including for coronavirus, on an estimated 164,000 people have accidently been made available online by a member of Wyoming’s Department of Health (WDH).
