A group of attackers calling themselves Lapsus$, and previously responsible for attacks on chip giant NVIDIA, Portuguese media giant Impresa and the Brazilian Ministry of Health, posted screenshots on their Telegram channel showing that they have access to Okta systems. Okta offers solutions for identity and access management. “More than 15,000 global brands entrust Okta […]
The German hosting company ZAP-Hosting has warned customers about a data breach in which their private data was stolen and then published on the internet. Customers are offered a discount voucher of twenty euros as an apology. Due to the attack, ZAP was forced to shut down part of the infrastructure. According to ZAP, an […]
The Guidelines offer practical recommendations to designers and users of social media platforms on how to assess and avoid so called “dark patterns” in social media interfaces that infringe on GDPR requirements. In the context of these Guidelines, “dark patterns” are considered as interfaces and user experiences implemented on social media platforms that lead users […]
The CNIL – French DPA-published its guide for DPOs. This Guide https://lnkd.in/eMXdDeRh analyzes, among other issues why and how to appoint a DPO, what means should be provided to fulfill its mission and the pros and cons of the internal, external and shared DPO roles are compared: 1) If you choose to appoint a member of the […]
The Google Dialer and Messages apps, which are installed by default on Android phones, collect all kinds of private data from users and send it to Google, according to researchers from Trinity College Dublin based on their own research. The apps are used for calling and sending and receiving SMS and other messages. According to […]
Escobar malware steals Google Authenticator multi-factor authentication codes, and this malware is the remake of the Aberebot Android banking trojan. This new version of Aberebot Android banking trojan has been detected with a name and icon similar to the legitimate anti-virus app McAfee, and it enables its operators to perform the following tasks:– Using VNC take […]
The French DPA fined a French company for not having a retention period, keeping personal data since 2007. In fact they were using an out of date hashtag, not actually deleting data after data subject request. The CNIL fined the company 120.000 € for not taking all necessary measures to be compliant.
Did HBO forget about the Video Privacy Protection Act, a US act passed in 1988? A class action lawsuit alleges it shares the viewing history of its’ subscribers with Facebook, without their consent.“HBO Max has a privacy policy on its website, in which it discloses that it and its partners use cookies to deliver personalized […]
An economic study commissioned by Computer and Communications Industry (CCIA Europe) finds that the envisaged international transfer requirements could lead to as many as 40% of the polled EU companies to stop moving non-personal, commercially sensitive data to jurisdictions beyond its borders, implying a GDP loss of 79 billion euros per year. This finding contrasts, however, […]
Google’s Advanced Technology and Products division has spent the past year exploring how computers can use radar to understand our needs or intentions and then react to us appropriately. Radar’s electromagnetic waves pick up precise gestures and movements by which the technology itself cane take a few more cues from us.