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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2020 – 586 million records breached

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million) Phil i ppines COVID-19 track and trace app leaks citizens’ data (unknown) Contractor mistakenly removed data from Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital (442) Cloud Clusters Inc.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

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Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed.

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The Weeks in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 18 – 31 December 2023

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ICO updates BCR guidance The ICO has updated its guide to using BCRs (binding corporate rules) to provide appropriate safeguards when making restricted transfers of personal data within multinational corporate groups. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes Unknown Qorvo, Inc.