Data Breach Today

MARCH 8, 2024

Amendments to Constrain Investigatory Powers Bill Fail in Final Stretch A last-ditch attempt by British lawmakers to amend a bill expanding electronic communication interception by the U.K. authorities failed despite concerns over pervasive surveillance.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The threat actors used exploits for the above issues in attacks against organizations in various sectors globally, allowing the APT group to access sensitive data and deploy infrastructure for ongoing data collection. The joint advisory includes a list of known vulnerabilities that should be addressed as soon as possible.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 24, 2024

A former Google engineer has built a search engine, WebXray, that aims to find illicit online data collection and tracking—with the goal of becoming “the Henry Ford of tech lawsuits.”

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WIRED Threat Level

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Want to speak up against Big Tech, unjust data collection, and surveillance? Here's how to be an activist in your community and beyond.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Automating Repetitive Tasks AI can also automate many of the tasks that make being a SOC analyst so mind-numbing, including data collection, cross-referencing information, and running queries.

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Collaboration 2.0

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The world's biggest online platforms collect way more data than previously known and make it very hard for users to opt out.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Two US Senators claim that the CIA has been running an unregulated — and almost certainly illegal — mass surveillance program on Americans. The senator’s statement. Some declassified information from the CIA. No real details yet.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 13, 2021

And a new data privacy law in Colorado allows individuals to opt out of data collection. Connecticut has enacted a law designed to give certain legal protections to businesses that adhere to cybersecurity frameworks.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Honeypot Hits Reinforce Need for Strong Passwords and Multifactor Authentication Honeypot data collected by CISO Jesse La Grew highlights how attackers continue to target default usernames - including for SSH - together with weak passwords to gain brute force remote access to their targets.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Firm Won't Deploy Feature in the EU, UK Due to Data Collection Norms Meta is rolling out facial recognition technology on its social media platforms to spot scam ads featuring celebrity deepfakes. Meta took down 8,000 of the "celeb bait" scam ads.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2025

The security breach occurred on December 13, 2023, but the company discovered the incident only on April 18, 2024, and has only now disclosed it due to the complexity of the digital forensic investigation. “On December 13, 2023, Wolf Haldenstein detected suspicious activity in its network environment.

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WIRED Threat Level

MARCH 25, 2021

The Locus Charter asks companies to commit to 10 principles, including minimizing data collection and actively seeking consent from users.

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WIRED Threat Level

MARCH 15, 2021

Now, its building what could be the most powerful data collection system used by any democratic nation. The country passed its Investigatory Powers Act in 2016.

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Collaboration 2.0

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Apple's high-frequency motion API supports unique data collection, and surprisingly enough, it has improved my golf game.

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WIRED Threat Level

JANUARY 15, 2019

Opinion: The 2009 vs. 2019 profile picture trend may or may not have been a data collection ruse to train its facial recognition algorithm. But we can't afford to blithely play along.

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WIRED Threat Level

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Privacy advocates warn that the Ring Always Home Cam and Amazon One both normalize aggressive new forms of data collection.

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Collaboration 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Apple's high-frequency motion API supports unique data collection, and surprisingly enough, it has improved my golf game. Here's how.

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The privacy-focused tech company's latest update promises to block invasive data collection across your whole phone.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The code found in both apps allowed to gather device data, including model, MAC address, carrier information, and IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) number. The data collection code was found in the Baidu Push SDK, used to show real-time notifications inside both apps.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 15, 2020

Democrats and Republicans Introduce 2 Versions of Legislation With Similar Goals As COVID-19 rages and technology firms race to develop contact-tracing apps and other digital tools to help contain the spread, congressional Democrats have followed Republicans in introducing privacy legislation aimed at protecting consumer data collected during public (..)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Then, the derived insights let you monitor market trends, customer behavior, competitor pricing, and other key data collected via market research. Successful extraction of public data from the internet can be a tricky process, especially when visited websites use protection algorithms. Why Choose Residential Proxies?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates.

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WIRED Threat Level

JUNE 1, 2022

Voice recognition—and data collection—have boomed in recent years. Researchers are figuring out how to protect your privacy.

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WIRED Threat Level

JUNE 1, 2022

Voice recognition—and data collection—have boomed in recent years. Researchers are figuring out how to protect your privacy.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

Consumer groups assert that Meta is not adhering to various rules established by the European privacy regulation GDPR: Fair Processing (Article 5(1)(a)): Personal data must be processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently. Consumer groups claim that Meta’s data collection is unfair and lacks transparency.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The report provides insights into factors influencing user consent for data collection and usage and reasons for consumer disengagement. A Statista survey of US consumers showed that two-thirds (66%) of respondents said they would gain trust in a company if it were transparent about how it uses their personal data.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The specter of Chinese data collection on U.S. citizens hung over Capitol Hill in a pair of hearings as lawmakers asked whether an open internet can survive challenges such as Beijing hacking and TikTok. An executive for the short form video app made a rare appearance before a Senate committee.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The data collected paints a vivid picture, revealing 1,736 ransomware claims, with 53 incidents specifically targeting Italy. Geographical data and affected sectors provide crucial insights into emerging trends and threats. Wrapping up: The second quarter of 2023 reflects a concerning surge in ransomware attacks globally.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Court of Human Rights Ruling Challenges Russian Data Interception in Telegram Case A European court has sided with a Russian petitioner who challenged a Kremlin rule that requires telecom firms to backdoor their servers for law enforcement data collection.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2023

While WeMystic has since closed the database, researchers said that the data was accessible for at least five days. One of the data collections in the exposed instance, named “users,” contained a whopping 13.3 Businesses employ MongoDB to organize and store large swaths of document-oriented information.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

. “Judge Rogers had rejected Google’s bid to have the case dismissed earlier this year, saying she could not agree that users consented to allowing Google to collect information on their browsing activity.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from April to Jun, Q2, of 2020. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-Informática.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Re-fingerprinting the infected systems indicates the data collected by Lazarus via NineRAT may be shared by other APT groups and essentially resides in a different repository from the fingerprint data collected initially by Lazarus during their initial access and implant deployment phase.”

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

companies could see new cybersecurity rules and restrictions on consumer data collection under a rule-making process initiated by the FTC. No regulatory outcome is guaranteed, but today's advanced notice of proposed rule-making is a first step to new data security and privacy regulations.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2025

Italys data privacy regulator Garante has requested information from Chinese AI company DeepSeek regarding its data practices. Italys Data Protection Authority Garante has asked the AI firm DeepSeek to clarify its data collection, sources, purposes, legal basis, and storage, citing potential risks to user data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Teodoro ordered “to refrain from using AI photo generator applications and practice vigilance in sharing information online” At this time, it remains unclear whether the order was issued in response to a specific event or to address potential attacks aimed at exploiting the data collected by these applications.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

” reads the data breach notification email sent to the impacted customers. “Mint’s data collection policy is one of the most important ways in which we ensure the privacy and security of our subscribers. Our investigation indicates that certain information associated with your account was impacted.”

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