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The European Parliament’s headache over a major human resources data breach earlier this year just won’t fade. Austria-based digital rights group noyb on Thursday said it had filed two complaints against the European Union institution for infringing the bloc’s flagship Read More …
Users of FlightAware, the world’s largest flight-tracking platform, are being prompted to change their login credentials following a reported “data security incident.” According to FlightAware, the breach may have leaked sensitive customer information. The problem was discovered on 25 July, Read More …
Wireless company T-Mobile US has agreed to pay about $60 million to settle allegations it failed to promptly report incidents of unauthorized data access in violation of a national security agreement that allowed its merger with rival Sprint, according to Read More …
Hong Kong should speed up privacy law reforms aimed at penalising companies over data breaches, a cybersecurity expert and a lawmaker have said after hundreds of thousands of residents had their personal information exposed amid a spate of leaks. The Read More …
Biotech biz Enzo Biochem is being forced to pay three state attorneys general a $4.5 million penalty following a 2023 ransomware attack that compromised the data of more than 2.4 million people. New York’s attorney general Letitia James announced the Read More …
Cash App users could get some cash sent to their bank accounts soon. In a settlement, the mobile payment service was ordered to pay out $15 million in damages. According to a class-action lawsuit obtained by USA TODAY, plaintiffs sued Read More …
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has imposed a £6.09 million fine on software provider Advanced following an initial finding that it failed to implement measures to protect the personal information of almost 83,000 people. A number of health and care Read More …
An ongoing US Senate investigation indicated that connected car makers violate consumer privacy by sharing and selling drivers’ data, including their location, on a vast scale, and that the same car makers often obtain consumer consent through deception. Based on Read More …
Privacy organisation Open Rights Group has branded a move by social network X (formerly Twitter) to use user data to train its Grok AI as a “blatant breach of GDPR”. The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is an EU law Read More …
HS2 has launched a formal investigation into allegations of gross misconduct tied to a “serious” data breach earlier in the year, City A.M. understands. Sources allege the incident took place in late May. HS2 Ltd, the company sponsored by the Read More …
