As organizations embrace cloud services — and are forced to confront changing regulations and data use standards — their ability to maintain control of data security frequently becomes strained. If […]
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Back to news homeIsrael cybersecurity agency says no breach after senior official self-infects home PC with malware
Israel’s National Cybersecurity Directorate said there was “no breach” of its network after passwords belonging to a senior agency official were stolen from their home computer earlier this year and […]
US Patent and Trademark Office notifies filers of years-long data leak
The federal government agency responsible for granting patents and trademarks has confirmed it inadvertently exposed about 61,000 filers’ private addresses in a years-long data spill. The U.S. Patent and Trademark […]
Indian startup Yes Madam exposed sensitive data of customers and gig workers
Indian at-home salon platform Yes Madam exposed the sensitive data of its customers and gig workers due to a server-side misconfiguration. The Noida-based Yes Madam operates in over 30 cities […]
AstraZeneca password lapse exposed patient data
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has blamed “user error” for leaving a list of credentials online for more than a year that exposed access to sensitive patient data. Mossab Hussein, chief security […]
Instagram fined €405M in EU over children’s privacy
A fat fine — of €405 million — is headed Instagram’s way after European Union privacy regulators came to a decision on a long running complaint related to how the […]
Samsung says customer data stolen in July data breach
U.S. electronics giant Samsung has confirmed a data breach affecting customers’ personal information. In a brief notice, Samsung said it discovered the security incident in late-July and that an “unauthorized […]
NJ talent firm exposed thousands of resumes, detailing immigration statuses and security clearances
A New Jersey talent acquisition firm exposed the resumes and personal information of at least 30,000 prospective workers by leaving a database on the internet without a password. The database […]
IP and cybersecurity disputes are top legal concerns for tech companies
Andrea D’Ambra Contributor Andrea D’Ambra is a partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s New York office and the U.S. head of Technology and the U.S. head of eDiscovery and Information Governance. […]
Europe’s CSAM scanning plan unpicked
The European Union has formally presented its proposal to move from a situation in which some tech platforms voluntarily scan for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to something more systematic […]