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September 5, 2023 X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has updated its privacy policy to collect users’ biometric data to tackle fraud and impersonation on the platform. “Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” the company said. The revised policy is expected …

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June 8, 2023 Microsoft has agreed to pay a penalty of $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the company illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console without their parents’ knowledge or consent. “Our proposed order makes it easier for …

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May 6, 2022 An ElasticSearch server instance that was left open on the Internet without a password contained sensitive financial information about loans from Indian and African financial services. The leak, which was discovered by researchers from information security company UpGuard, amounted to 5.8GB and consisted of a total of 1,686,363 records. “Those records included …

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April 28, 2022 Google on Tuesday officially began rolling out a new “Data safety” section for Android apps on the Play Store to highlight the type of data being collected and shared with third-parties. “Users want to know for what purpose their data is being collected and whether the developer is sharing user data with …

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January 19, 2024 Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the TCP/IP network protocol stack of an open-source reference implementation of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification used widely in modern computers. Collectively dubbed PixieFail by Quarkslab, the nine issues reside in the TianoCore EFI Development Kit II (EDK II) and could be exploited to Article posted by: …

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October 18, 2023 Financial data is much more than just a collection of numbers; it is a crucial component of any business and a prime target for cybercriminals. It’s important to understand that financial records can be a veritable treasure trove for digital pirates. A security breach not only puts customers’ personal information in jeopardy …

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September 16, 2023 The volume of cybersecurity vulnerabilities is rising, with close to 30% more vulnerabilities found in 2022 vs. 2018. Costs are also rising, with a data breach in 2023 costing $4.45M on average vs. $3.62M in 2017. In Q2 2023, a total of 1386 victims were claimed by ransomware attacks compared with just 831 in Q1 2023. …

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