Operators of the malware will most probably try and infect as many systems as possible with it — both inside and outside Ukraine — to make their DDoS attacks more powerful. Another indication is a sharp increase in phishing attacks out of Russia over the past 24 hours that already have affected some organizations in […]
Facial recognition company Clearview AI wants to be able to identify virtually everyone on Earth through a mega database containing 100 billion images. The company recently announced this to investors, The Washington Post reported on the basis of a financial presentation it received. According to the British privacy regulator ICO, Clearview has a system with […]
Hellenic DPA fines Company for failure to comply with a data subject’s access request for a video recording, resulting in a € 30’000 GDPR Fine. Based on the complaint of a data subject, the Greek Data Protection Authority imposed the fine because the company had not properly complied with the complainant’s request for information. The […]
Cyber attacks against European companies and public authorities are on the rise, according to the European Cybersecurity Agency (ENISA) and the Computer Emergency Response Team for EU Agencies (CERT-EU). According to both parties, the increase can be explained by the threat of ransomware, cybercriminals are increasingly financially motivated and there is an exponential increase in […]
YouTube and TikTok track users’ personal data more than any other social media apps. A recent study found that YouTube, which is owned by Google, mostly collects your personal data for its own purposes — like tracking your online search history, or even your location, to serve you relevant ads. But TikTok, which is owned […]
The privacy setting that Apple implemented in iOS last year will cause a $10 billion drop in revenue this year, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, expects. “We believe the impact of iOS will be a headwind for our business this year,” CFO Dave Wehner said in a meeting with analysts after the company released […]
On May 24, 2021, a telephone conversation with an employee of the claimed entity was recorded without any informed consent and not following the principle of data minimization. . Through an email sent by the representative, he learned that his conversation was recorded, a fact he was not informed about. On November 15, 2021, the […]
Belgian DPA decision emphasizes on a lack of an appropriate legal basis for processing and transfer to ad tech partners, insufficient information to users, general non-compliance with regard to data protection by design and accountability. Concretely this means:– Ban on use of legitimate interest– Obligation to assess parties that connect to the ad network for […]
Critical medical device risks:– IV pumps are the most common healthcare IoT device and possess a lion’s share of risk– Healthcare IoT running outdated Windows versions dominate devices in critical care sectors– Default passwords remain a common risk– Network segmentation can reduce critical IoMT and IoT risk
Four US states have sued Google for illegally collecting location data. According to the attorneys general of the District of Columbia, Texas, Washington and Indiana, the tech company misled and manipulated users into accessing their location data, including making it nearly impossible to stop location tracking. According to the indictment, since at least 2014, Google […]