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FTC to Health Apps: Come Clean About Breaches, Or Else
- Thursday, 23 September 2021
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced a new policy statement warning makers of health apps and connected devices that they face fines if they fail to notify consumers in the event of a data breach. So reports Fierce Healthcare.
Read more...Domain Registrar Epik’s Data Breach Impacts 15 Million
- Thursday, 23 September 2021
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A leak by hacktivist collective Anonymous of data stolen from domain registrar Epik included more than 15 million email addresses, some belonging to people who weren’t Epik customers. So reports Ars Technica.
Read more...Airport Retailer Sued Over Data Breach Affecting 76,000 Workers
- Friday, 17 September 2021
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The Paradies Shops, which operates airport retail and dining establishments, has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over an October 2020 data breach. So reports ClassAction.org.
Read more...Radware in Talks for Potential Private-equity Takeover: Report
- Friday, 17 September 2021
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Cybersecurity company Radware has been in negotiations to be acquired by private equity firm Siris Capital, according to people with knowledge of the situation. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Fitbit, Apple User Data Exposed in Fitness Tracker Breach
- Friday, 17 September 2021
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Data from users of Fitbit, Apple, and other fitness tracking devices has been exposed in an unsecured database containing more than 61 million records. So reports ZDNet.
Read more...T-Mobile Faces Data Breach Investigation By Mass. AG
- Friday, 17 September 2021
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T-Mobile has come under the crosshairs of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey after revealing a data breach that affected more than 40 million people. So reports NBC Boston.
Read more...Apple Speeds Out Emergency Update to Fix Spyware Flaw
- Thursday, 16 September 2021
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Apple has released emergency software updates to patch a security flaw that allows spyware to infect devices without victims’ knowledge. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...China Bigwig Notes Security Risks from Intelligent Vehicles
- Friday, 10 September 2021
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An authority with China’s information technology ministry has urged rulemaking steps to guard against the unauthorized collection of personal data and other cybersecurity risks from intelligent vehicles. So reports Bloomberg News.
Read more...Illinois Doctors Group Sued After Data Breach Affecting 600,000
- Friday, 10 September 2021
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DuPage Medical Group faces a proposed class action lawsuit following a July cyberattack that it said may have exposed the personal data of 600,000 patients. So reports The Chicago Tribune.
Read more...WhatsApp Fined $267M Under EU Data Protection Rules
- Friday, 10 September 2021
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The European Union’s leading privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp €225 million (about $267 million) for running afoul of Europe’s data protection rule framework. So reports TechCrunch.
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