latestly.com – China-based ByteDance, the parent company of short-form video making app TikTok, allegedly accessed data of at least two US journalists and a “small number” of other people connected to the… Tweeted by @latestly https://twitter.com/latestly/status/1606518044934561792
Omnibus bill includes TikTok ban on government smartphones
iapp.org – The omnibus spending bill expands the ban of TikTok on federal smartphones with concerns user data could be shared with the Chinese government. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1606424643417653250
When and How to Use AWS Graviton
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Notice of Recent Security Incident
blog.lastpass.com – We are working diligently to understand the scope of the incident and identify what specific information has been accessed. Tweeted by @NonPartisanNZ https://twitter.com/NonPartisanNZ/status/1606182271886581760
BetMGM Suffers Breach, Threat Actor Steals User Data
vpnoverview.com – BetMGM has announced that an unauthorized party accessed some of its users’ data in May this year. Tweeted by @VPNoverview https://twitter.com/VPNoverview/status/1606228705726038016
Review of Australia’s Privacy Act complete, under attorney general’s consideration
iapp.org – Australia Attorney General Mark Dreyfus has received the results of a government review of the Privacy Act, launched in 2019. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1606017358073675776
Chinese Electric Automaker Nio Hit by Ransomware Attack
insurancejournal.com – China-based Nio Inc. said on Tuesday that hackers had breached its computer systems and accessed data on users and vehicle sales, in the latest hacking
MeitY extends public comment period on draft data protection bill
iapp.org – India’s MeitY extended the public consultation period on the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2022 to Jan. 2, 2023. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1605397777743335424
Meta takes stand against ‘surveillance-for-hire activities’
iapp.org – In the past year, Meta banned at least seven companies engaged in surveillance-for-hire activities from Facebook. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1605247279312535553
Judge denies Meta’s proposed $37.5M location privacy settlement
iapp.org – A U.S. District Court judge denied Meta Platforms’ request for preliminary approval of a $37.5 million privacy class-action settlement. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1605262643450748933
EU ombudsman finds commission’s monitoring of DPC cases ‘appropriate’
iapp.org – The EU ombudsman determined the European Commission’s monitoring of the Irish DPC’s handling of “big tech” cases through bi-monthly overviews is “appropriate… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1605488559514947585
FCC stalemate shields telecoms from privacy fines
iapp.org – The FCC can’t follow through on location privacy fines against noted telecommunications providers due to a lack of commission votes. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1605549165760729088
CPPA anticipates final CPRA regulations will be effective by April
iapp.org – The anticipated finalization of California Privacy Rights Act regulations has been pushed back again. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1605005268844220416
FTC, video game maker reach $520M COPPA settlement
iapp.org – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Epic Games agreed to a $520 million settlement over alleged Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act violations. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1605035394134851588
EU institutions sign digital rights declaration
iapp.org – Leaders of European Commission, the Council of the European Union and European Parliament signed a declaration on EU digital rights and principles. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1605126142373109761
DCMS secretary: Children’s protections at ‘heart’ of Online Safety Bill
iapp.org – U.K. Digital, Media, Culture and Sport Secretary of State Michelle Donelan said children’s protections are at the “heart” of the proposed Online Safety Bill…. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1605186720076546049
CyberCube Gets $50M in Financing for Cyber Risk Analytics
insurancejournal.com – CyberCube announced $50 million in additional growth capital from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Tactical Value (Morgan Stanley), with
Business email compromise attacks now targeting people via SMS messages
techrepublic.com – No longer limited to email, BEC attacks now hit users through text messages to steal money or commit other types of fraud, says Trustwave. Tweeted by @GoAgio https://twitter.com/GoAgio/status/1604829153215356931
Sequoia data breach compromises sensitive, personal customer information
topclassactions.com – Sequoia disclosed to its customers earlier this month that it suffered a data breach that the human resources, payroll and benefits management company says may have compromised sensitive personal inf… Tweeted by @javier_carriazo https://twitter.com/javier_carriazo/status/1604543057185193987
NIST says you better dump weak SHA-1 … by 2030 – ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News
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