Freecycle, a well-known online forum dedicated to promoting the exchange of used items to reduce waste, has officially confirmed a major data breach that has affected more than 7 million of its users.
CloudNordic and AzeroCloud, two Danish hosting providers, have fallen prey to a devastating ransomware attack resulting in the loss of substantial customer data and the suspension of all services.
As great as the threat of data breaches and compromised network privacy from cyberattacks is for healthcare organizations, the threat to health and life of patients for an affected hospital responding to a ransomware attack is far greater.
A sophisticated and large-scale phishing campaign utilizing the EvilProxy phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) infrastructure has been targeting Microsoft 365 users for the past six months, leading to numerous successful account takeovers. The campaign, which impacted over 100 organizations globally, predominantly focused on senior executives, with threat actors sending more than 120,000 phishing emails between March and June 2023.
Foreign companies operating within China are grappling with mounting concerns as the deadline looms for compliance with the Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). Since the enactment of these regulations two years ago, foreign firms have been reevaluating their positions due to the introduction of stricter rules concerning international personal data transfers and increased government access to data stored within the country.
Zoom, the widely used video conferencing platform, is facing scrutiny over recent changes to its terms of service (TOS) that grant the company the right to scrape customer accounts for AI data collection. While Zoom has made partial concessions in response to user backlash, experts are questioning whether the new terms may still be in violation of European Union (EU) regulations governing data privacy.
The rapid rise of connected vehicles has led to a new era of convenience and functionality in the automotive industry, but it has also ignited a debate over data privacy. With the proliferation of internet-enabled features in cars, concerns are mounting that personal information collected by car manufacturers may potentially violate California's strict privacy laws.