Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Experts fear that Tencent could have access to the same data sent to Google and intelligence experts believe that it could share the same information with the Chinese government. It facilitates government censorship in China through its multi-functional utility app WeChat.” SecurityAffairs – Apple, privacy).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his government will not exclude Chinese telecom giant Huawei from the building of the upcoming 5G telecommunication networks. However, Macron said that France will favor European providers of 5G technology due to security concerns. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Two former Twitter employees have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government. Two former Twitter employees have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government.

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IG Guru

MAY 10, 2019

In an update to its 2014 information governance guide, the Sedona Conference advises organizations to be unified in how to govern information to better protect themselves against risks and runaway costs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

Zoom is one of the most popular video conferencing platforms, but recently privacy and security issues have raised a heated debate on its usage. According to one of the sources cited by the news agency, every ministry of the German government had a different position on the use of the Zoom platform.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Numerous strains of this destructive code have been the front-page news in global computer security chronicles for almost a decade now, with jaw-dropping ups and dramatic downs accompanying its progress. The newsmaking emergence of CTB-Locker in 2014 and the CryptoWall ransomware in 2015 fully demonstrated this multi-pronged shift.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2019

Cyber security seems to subvert the globalization concept, governments are working to develop their own technology fearing possible espionage and sabotage activities of foreign states. Recently the Russian Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC) granted Astra Linux the security clearance of “special importance.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2020

. “It now appears that between April 11 and July 23, 2019, an unsanctioned third party gained unauthorized access to some employee email accounts that contained personal information regarding our guests.” For some clients, credit card and financial account information might have been exposed. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

On February 2, 2017, the UK government published a white paper entitled The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union (the “white paper”).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2022

.” In November 2019, the former Twitter employees Abouammo and the Saudi citizen Ali Alzabarah have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government. Of course, he was also able to unmask the identities of some users on behalf of the Saudi Arabian Government.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2020

The leak also included scanned government and company IDs stored in an Amazon S3 bucket through the Amazon Simple Storage Service.” The leaked data also included scanned government and employee IDs. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Penetration testing firm Fidus Information Security discovered over 752,000 birth certificate applications that have been exposed online due to an unsecured AWS bucket. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The complaint claims that the popular surveillance firm FinFisher eluded the restrictions for the sale of the software to oppressive regimes that used it to spy on activists, political dissidents, privacy advocates, and citizens. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2020

It’s used by dissidents and government opponents because its conversations can’t have eavesdropped. Telegram was blocked permanently in early 2018 following local anti-government protests and civil unrest. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – privacy, data leak).

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2019

In a recent US survey , 95% of internet users said they were either somewhat concerned or very concerned about their privacy. If a VPN’s parent company is untrustworthy, including having weak security or actively engaged in malicious activities, it can be a big problem. SecurityAffairs – VPNs, privacy). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 22, 2018

The Act also contains several provisions that extend beyond the Section 702 program, including: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Enhancements. The Act permits the largely vacant Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to exercise the chairman’s authority with a unanimous vote if the chairman’s position is unfilled.

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Data Matters

JUNE 24, 2021

On June 15, 2021, the SEC announced settled charges against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for disclosure controls and procedures violations related to a cybersecurity vulnerability that exposed sensitive customer information. This resolution highlights the SEC’s continued focus on cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Since early February, the Russian government has blocked other encrypted email and VPN services in Russia, including ProtonMail and ProtonVPN VPN service. The Russian government asks all Internet service providers and VPN providers operating in the country to provide information about their users. ” states Tutanota.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

Reading this post you could have a better idea of the value of your privacy. The researchers also spotted other attacks against a Mexican journalist who reported to the public a story of the corruption in the Mexican government. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” Who will win?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2020

of the Privacy Framework. For the second time in a few days, Greek Government websites hit by DDoS attacks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. WP Database Reset WordPress plugin flaws allow website takeover.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 11, 2014

On March 7, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a resolution agreement and $215,000 settlement with Skagit County, Washington, following a security breach that affected approximately 1,600 individuals. View the resolution agreement.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 1 June 2018. Twenty-three-year-old Karim Baratov, the hacker-for-hire who helped perpetrate the 2014 Yahoo data breach , was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment this week, and ordered to pay restitution to his victims and a fine encompassing his remaining assets.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The APT32 group has been active since at least 2012, it has targeted organizations across multiple industries and foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. “This unlawful surveillance violates the right to privacy and stifles freedom of expression.” .” reads the post published by Amnesty International.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

According to the Russian website Open Media, President Putin’s computers in his office at the Kremlin office and at his official residence are still running Windows XP , which reached the end-of-life in 2014. Microsoft Windows 10 is only allowed only for government systems that don’t manage secret information.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2023

World Youth Skills Day 2023: Engaging Youth with Cybersecurity madhav Thu, 07/13/2023 - 04:56 In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 11, 2016

On July 6, 2016, the UK government decided to close its controversial care.data scheme after concerns were raised about the safeguards in place to protect individuals’ health care data and issues with patient transparency.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2020

Clearly privacy advocates fear that the contact tracing system could improve the dragnet surveillance implemented by the Chinese government to monitor its citizens. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. And given that the UK police would raid its offices in July 2014, it had legitimate cause to be worried. I tried to talk to Greenwald about his own operational security. It made sense.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2020

Since early 2019, the Chinese authorities have started banning “unauthorized” VPN services, any company offering such type of service in the country must obtain an appropriate license from the government. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – Chinese authorities, privacy).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2020

We will not sell facial-recognition technology to police departments in the United States until we have a national law in place, grounded in human rights, that will govern this technology,” said Microsoft President Brad Smith. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Researchers at Check Point discovered that Egypt ‘ government has been spying citizens in a sophisticated surveillance program. Researchers at Check Point discovered that the Egyptian government has been spying on activists and opponents as part of a sophisticated surveillance program.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2019

ProtonMail back after the Russian government has been attempting to prevent Russian citizens from sending messages to ProtonMail. In its work, the Center [of Information Security, an FSB unit]detected internet resources used for mass dissemination of intentionally false information about terrorist acts.”

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The government alleged that in 2016, in the midst of an ongoing FTC investigation into Uber for a 2014 data breach, Sullivan learned of a new breach that affected the personal information of more than 57 million Uber customers and drivers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2020

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors. Privacy watchdog opens an investigation. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. City of Potsdam offline following a cyberattack.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2019

The US government is testing high-altitude balloons manufactured by Sierra Nevada to conduct surveillance over American soil. The US government is planning to use high-altitude balloons to conduct surveillance over Americans. “ ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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