Data Breach Today

MARCH 13, 2023

Group Lures Victims Into Opening Phishing Payload Disguised as Job-Related Info Business social media platform LinkedIn continues to pay dividends for North Korean hackers, including one group historically concentrated on South Korean targets that has expanded into pursuing security researchers and media industry workers in the West.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 5, 2021

Researchers Say Social Media Information Exposed An unsecured server belonging to UK-based data analytics company Polecat exposed an estimated 30 terabytes of data, including 12 billion records related to social media, according to Wizcase CyberResearch Team.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Related: Russia puts the squeeze on US supply chain This cost the Las Vegas gambling meccas more than $100 million while damaging their reputations. Professional networking and social media platforms continue to prove a rich landscape for phone numbers, locations, hobbies, dates of birth, family members, and friendships.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 11, 2020

is better prepared to respond to election interference and related cybersecurity issues than it was four years ago, several security professionals, including one of the FBI's top experts, tell Information Security Media Group. Security Experts Say US Is Better Prepared This Time Around The U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The agenda of the open meeting includes a vote by the FTC on whether to release a staff perspective and recommendations on the blurring of advertising and content on digital media and its effects on children and teens. After the event, the FTC will post on its website a recording of the meeting and any related comments.

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WIRED Threat Level

JANUARY 20, 2023

Research shows that relatively few people exist in perfectly sealed-off media bubbles—but they’re still having an outsize impact on US politics.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 20, 2023

The orders request information from 2019 through the present about the companies’ standards and policies related to paid commercial ads and the companies’ processes for screening and monitoring for compliance with those controls, including human review and use of algorithmic, machine learning or automated systems.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

A Former Fact Checker Shares Her Experience Facebook's effort to stem the flow of fake news globally has been ineffective, allege some fact checkers who have collaborated with the social media giant to identify and debunk false stories. Is the social media giant merely conducting a public relations exercise?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

According to 404 Media , Yossi reported the issue to Microsoft earlier this month, but it seems that the company initially downplayed the problem and gave no indication that it plans to address the flaw. “[the] However, after 404 Media contacted Microsoft for comment, the IT giant announced it plans to fix the problem in an upcoming update.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 22, 2024

On January 9, 2023, an Ohio federal judge placed a temporary restraining order on Ohio’s Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act, Ohio Rev. Under the Act, parents must provide consent for children under 16 to set up an account on social media and online gaming platforms. Code § 1349.09(B)(1)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2024

According to German media , one of the two operators was also involved in the operations of the site mega-downloads.net. Movie2k was a platform involved in the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted movies, TV shows, and other media content. It was operating between 2008 and 2013.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

Although to be fair, it would be tough for Microsoft to eclipse the number of vulnerabilities fixed in this month’s patch batch — a record 147 flaws in Windows and related software. Yes, you read that right. “As far as I can tell, it’s the largest Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft of all time.”

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Related: Fake news leveraged in presidential election. For instance, during the lockdown period of 2020, there was a huge surge in fake news and illegal activity related to the financial and other markets. Industry 4.0 has brought about a metamorphosis in the world of business.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 5, 2023

On September 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) accepted petitions challenging the constitutionality of social media laws in Florida and Texas. 7072 , prohibits “a social media platform from willfully deplatforming a [political] candidate.” Florida’s law, S.B. Texas’s law, H.B. Texas’s law, H.B.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The restrictions were put in place as the government clashes with social media platforms over policy in relation to the Ukraine conflict. The restrictions are in effect across multiple providers and come as Russian authorities and social media platforms clash over platform rules in relation to the conflict with Ukraine.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The new docuseries produced by ABC News Studios and Wall to Wall Media is tentatively titled, “ The Ashley Madison Affair ,” and is slated for release on Hulu in late Spring 2023. Wall to Wall Media is part of the Warner Bros. International Television Production group. 12, 2023 scoop from The Wrap.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Related: The Golden Age of cyber espionage On December 23, 2022, Congress, in a bipartisan spending bill, banned TikTok from all government devices. The White House, the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security, and the State Department have already banned the social media app, as have more than a dozen other states.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

APRIL 23, 2024

And Schneier , a security expert, writes smart stuff about nearly everything I care about as it relates to the Internet. As with nearly everything related to business, you have to follow the money to understand the incentives. It’s fair to say I’ll read just about anything he writes.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Crooks stole nearly $10 million from the wallet of one of the co-founders of the video game Axie Infinity and the related Ronin Network. Cybercriminals stole about $10 million from the wallet of Jeff “Jihoz” Zirlin, who is one of the co-founders of the video game Axie Infinity and the related Ronin Network.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Russian intelligence did not reveal if the two arrests are related. The FSB reports do not indicate whether the cases in Tomsk and Kuzbass are related.” The Russian media outlet published a video of the arrest of one of the suspects and the searchers performed by the FSB agents at the suspect’s home.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

“Singh also uses the threat of revealing personal information to extort victims into giving him access to their social media accounts, which Singh then resells.” based social media platforms. “Victims are extorted into paying CC-1 to have their information removed from Forum-1,” prosecutors allege.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2022

The media company Nikkei has disclosed a ransomware attack and revealed that the incident might have impacted customer data. The Japanese-based media company Nikkey is focused on the business and financial industry, it is the world’s largest financial newspaper. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2022

Khabarov told Russian media outlets that under the proposal people with IT skills at these facilities would labor only in IT-related roles, but would not be limited to working with companies in their own region. “We are only at the initial stage. . “We are only at the initial stage.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Social media platforms are the battlefield of disinformation. This investigation presents how a large disinformation campaign targeting European audience with pro-Russian propaganda was active in social media for months. The war in Ukraine is no exception.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 17, 2023

On May 4, 2023, the Florida Senate and House of Representatives voted in favor of sending the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”) and other amendments related to government moderation of social media and protection of children in online spaces ( S.B. Related Statutory Amendments in S.B. 262 In addition to the FDBR, S.B.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 7, 2023

Alrighty, "The Social Media" Without adding too much here as I think it's adequately covered in the video, since last week we've had another change at Twitter that has gotten some people cranky (rate limits) and another social media platform to jump onto (Threads).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2023

Multinational mass media conglomerate Paramount Global suffered a data breach after an unauthorized party accessed files from certain of its systems. Multinational mass media conglomerate Paramount Global disclosed a data breach. The notification pointed out that types of affected personal information vary by individual.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 15, 2022

The required one hour of cybersecurity, data privacy and data protection training may be related to attorneys’ ethical obligations with respect data protection and count toward their ethics and professionalism CLE requirements.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 30, 2019

Police Database Includes Email Addresses and Partial Social Security Number The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a possible data breach that appears to have exposed the personal information of about 2,500 full-time officers, as well as records related to 17,500 potential police candidates, according to local news media reports.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Newly Discovered Pages Tied to Russia, Iran Facebook has removed four networks - three from Iran and one from Russia - after its investigation revealed they were spreading misinformation regarding politics and news related to the 2020 U.S. The action is part of a larger effort by the social media firm to clamp down on abuse.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

” According to a report jointly published by McAfee , Intel 471 and Coveware , Orange launched RAMP to appeal to ransomware-related threat actors who were were ousted from major cybercrime forums for being too toxic, or to cybercriminals who complained of being short-changed or stiffed altogether by different ransomware affiliate programs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2023

Then the attackers exploited a flaw in a third-party media software package to target the firm. The attackers hacked the employee’s home computer by exploiting a deserialization of untrusted data in Plex Media Server on Windows. “We have recently been made aware of a security vulnerability related to Plex Media Server.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Direct Marketing Guidance is accompanied by various resources, including checklists, FAQs, an online training module, specific guidance relating to SMEs, B2B marketing, data brokers, political campaigning and direct marketing in the public sector. Using social media for direct marketing. 122 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2023

The experts analyzed a series of attacks and discovered that Gootkit leveraged SEO poisoning for its initial access and abused legitimate tools like VLC Media Player. “The abuse of VLC Media Player, a widely used legitimate tool, is another key feature of this attack. . billion downloads for Windows alone.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

At the time I had just soft-landed The Recount and was licking three decades of wounds related to launching, running, selling and shuttering digital media startups. Here was a guy claiming he was going to solve all of digital media’s woes with…what exactly? “Polyperspectivity”?! (No,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

A report from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds. These data are the result of the increased exposure of netizens through social media.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 25, 2023

The ICO received over 15,000 complaints related to SARs during April 2022 and March 2023. The right of access, commonly referred to as a subject access request, gives someone the right to request a copy of their personal information from organizations.

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