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Welcome to our latest monthly review of cyber attacks and data breaches. We found 104 publicly disclosed security incidents during the month, which accounted for 277,618,767 million breached records. As ever, you can find the full list of security incidents on …
Meta is set to appeal the €390 million fine it received earlier this month after it was found guilty of several GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) breaches. The errors relate to the consent practices used by the Meta-owned platforms Facebook …
Reports have emerged that Russian-sponsored cyber attacks have intensified, with organisations and national governments coming under attack. Russia is renowned for politically motivated cyber crime, with hacking collectives and government-backed hackers often launching attacks to disrupt its adversaries. These incidents …
After months of negotiation, we are on course for a legal mechanism that permits personal data transfers between the EU and the US. The announcement comes as the European Commission begins the process of adopting an adequacy decision regarding the …
It’s been another busy month in the data protection landscape, with supervisory authorities levying a raft of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) fines across the EU. The most notable penalties were against the online communication platforms Discord and Clubhouse. Both …
Microsoft 365 is facing criticism over its data protection practices after a report was published outlining a cavalcade of regulatory failures. The report, written by a working group of German data protection regulators, outlines a series of GDPR (General Data …
The European Union has adopted a new cyber security directive that intends to improve cyber resilience and incident response across a range of sectors. It replaces the NIS Directive, which came into force in 2018 but has been widely criticised …
Welcome to our latest monthly review of cyber attacks and data breaches. In November 2022, we found 95 publicly disclosed security incidents, accounting for 32 million breached records. As ever, you can find the full list of security incidents on our …
It has been a busy couple of weeks at Twitter HQ, to put it lightly. Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media giant has been followed by mass layoffs, resignations, the reinstatement of previously banned users and several questionable UX …
Last month, the Dutch government proposed sweeping changes to the country’s Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act, which would give banks new powers to investigate suspicious activity. Existing laws have been criticised for failing to adequately prevent financial crimes, but …
