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11/08/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
South Korea’s privacy watchdog fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting data from Korean Facebook users
The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the country’s national data protection government agency, has fined Big Tech company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15.46 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Korean users on Facebook. This is the latest in a series of fines and penalties the government of South Korea has slapped Facebook’s parent […]
10/31/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Secret Service agents using fitness tracker Strava are unintentionally giving away the location of Biden, Trump and Harris
A report from the French newspaper Le Monde has found that the movements of major American political figures can easily be deduced thanks to U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agents who use the fitness app Strava. Strava is a very popular fitness tracker app. Its popularity stems from how it can record the workouts of cyclists and […]
10/17/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
Fidelity Investments confirms data breach involving Social Security numbers and driver’s licenses impacting over 77,000 customers
Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest asset managers, has confirmed that an August data breach compromised the personal information, including Social Security numbers and driver’s licenses, of over 77,000 customers. The Boston, Massachusetts-based investment company said in a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Oct. 9 that an unidentified third party accessed information from its systems in […]
10/03/2024
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By Belle Carter
Ireland fines Meta $102M for lapse in PASSWORD SECURITY
Ireland has slapped a huge fine on Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms, alongside a formal reprimand, for failing to protect its users’ passwords. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the penalties on Sept. 27, emphasizing that the company failed to implement appropriate security measures for user passwords. The €91 million ($102 million) fine and formal […]
10/03/2024
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By Ava Grace
3 Iranian nationals INDICTED for hacking Trump campaign
Three Iranian nationals have been indicted for hacking into the campaign of former President Donald Trump, stealing emails and documents and then sharing them with the news media, according to U.S. officials and a federal indictment filed in Washington. The suspects, who were identified as members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), allegedly hired […]
10/02/2024
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By Belle Carter
Telegram quietly updates privacy policy, now allows DATA DISCLOSURE to law enforcement
In its biggest-ever change to its privacy policy, Telegram has just announced it will now provide user data to law enforcement – a sharp U-turn to its official previous stance that the platform will “protect user data at all costs.” According to reports, the cloud-based cross-platform “quietly” updated its privacy policy to allow for the […]
09/27/2024
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By Richard Brown
Hezbollah warns people in Lebanon against scanning QR codes from Israeli leaflets
Hezbollah has cautioned people in Lebanon against scanning QR codes found on leaflets dropped by Israeli warplanes in several parts of the country. In a statement, Hezbollah’s media department confirmed that these leaflets had been distributed in the Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon. “We strongly advise against opening or sharing any QR codes; they should be […]
09/27/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
Massive DATA LEAK at background check company exposes private information of over 100 million Americans
The private information of almost one-third of the population of the United States has been leaked following a security lapse within a major corporation responsible for conducting background checks. The affected company, MC2 Data, provides background check services. The company collects, organizes and analyzes data from a vast range of public sources, such as criminal records, […]
09/23/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Apple collecting private mental health data from iPhone users
If you use Apple products, be warned that the company’s iPhones are collecting as much personal information about your mental health as possible from the data your device is constantly collecting about you. The iPhone Health app performs mental health assessments that are designed to probe the inner workings of users’ brains. Under the guise […]
09/11/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Therapy logs, video sessions for 1.7 million American mental patients LEAKED to open web after data breach
Austin-based healthcare startup Confidant Health is in the news after an estimated 5.3 terabytes worth of the company’s mental health data was leaked to the open web. More than 1.7 million activity logs including psychological profiles and therapy sessions for thousands of patients, including “telehealth” audio and video files, were included in the leak, as […]
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