July 8, 2024 at 09:57AM Geisinger, a Pennsylvania healthcare provider, is being sued for a data breach after a former Nuance employee accessed the personal information of 1.2 million individuals. The breached data included names, addresses, and medical record numbers, but no financial details. The former employee has been arrested, and a class action lawsuit … Read more
July 8, 2024 at 02:48AM On Jul 4, 2024, Apple removed multiple VPN apps from its App Store in Russia, complying with a request from Roskomnadzor. This affected apps from 25 VPN service providers, including NordVPN and Le VPN. These actions have been criticized for supporting censorship, leading some services to offer alternative ways to … Read more
June 21, 2024 at 10:10AM Audit compliance is crucial for demonstrating commitment to data security, privacy, and building trust with customers and stakeholders. Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaway is that audit compliance contributes to demonstrating commitment to data security and privacy, and also helps in building trust with customers and stakeholders. Full … Read more
June 6, 2024 at 04:18AM Google will store Maps Timeline data locally on users’ devices starting December 1, 2024, instead of on their Google account. This change follows Google’s announcement in December 2023 to reduce the auto-delete control for Location History to three months by default. The updates are gradually rolling out to all users … Read more
May 21, 2024 at 03:45PM Western Sydney University (WSU) suffered a data breach in its Microsoft 365 and Sharepoint environment. The breach affected 7,500 individuals, leading to the unauthorized access of email accounts and SharePoint files. Following investigations, the university confirmed no threats to disclose accessed information. There are measures in place to prevent further … Read more
May 15, 2024 at 09:08AM Alexey Pertsev, a main developer of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency tumbler, has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for his involvement in laundering over $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency. The platform, used by cybercriminals, was sanctioned by the US Department of Treasury. With the fate of the project uncertain, … Read more
May 15, 2024 at 04:54AM Dutch court has sentenced Alexey Pertsev, co-founder of Tornado Cash, to 5 years and 4 months in prison for money laundering. He and other developers failed to prevent the misuse of the decentralized crypto mixer. The case has sparked debate between privacy advocates and governments regarding the criminalization of anonymity … Read more
May 12, 2024 at 10:31PM Proton Mail faces renewed scrutiny for sharing user data with law enforcement, despite claiming to provide secure and private email services. Recent incidents involved providing user data to Swiss and Spanish police, raising concerns about privacy. Additionally, critical vulnerabilities in Chrome and a data leak from the US Patent Office … Read more
May 2, 2024 at 04:29AM Dropbox disclosed a data breach impacting customers of its electronic signature service, Dropbox Sign. The breach compromised customer information, including email addresses, usernames, phone numbers, and hashed passwords. While payment information and customer files were not accessed, all affected users are being notified and security measures are being updated. The … Read more
April 23, 2024 at 06:34AM European Police Chiefs are concerned that end-to-end encryption (E2EE) hinders collaboration between law enforcement and tech companies, impacting public safety on social media platforms. They urge urgent action to address the “going dark” problem and highlight the need for tech industry’s social responsibility. Meanwhile, Meta has incorporated measures to combat … Read more