Category: General
News and information from the Advent IM team.
TikTok fined a whopping €750,000 for “violating children’s privacy”
- by Connor McBean
- General
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has decided to fine TikTok a massive sum of money for non-compliance with certain provided guidelines. The video-sharing platform has been fined €750,000 as it has been found to violate the regulation present in Article 12(1) of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Read via Neowin
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Hackers reportedly demand $50m from Saudi Aramco over data leak
- by Connor McBean
- General
The world’s most valuable oil producer Saudi Aramco has confirmed to the BBC that company data has leaked from one of its contractors. Read via BBC News
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British man arrested in Spain over Twitter hack
- by Connor McBean
- General
Spanish police have arrested a 22-year-old UK citizen in connection with the hacking of 130 high-profile Twitter accounts, including those of Elon Musk, Barack Obama and Kanye West. Read via BBC News
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Northern’s ticket machines hit by ransomware cyber attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Northern rail’s new self-service ticket machines have been targeted by a suspected ransomware cyber-attack. The system has been offline since last week and an investigation is under way. Read via BBC News
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China says Microsoft hacking accusations fabricated by US and allies
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
China has denied allegations that it carried out a major cyber-attack against tech giant Microsoft. The US and other Western countries on Monday accused China of hacking Microsoft Exchange – a popular email platform used by companies worldwide. Read via BBC News.
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Oil giant Saudi Aramco hit by 1TB data breach
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Stolen data is being sold on the Dark Web for $5m. Read via Tech Radar.
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Homes raided and computers seized as UK data watchdog launches probe into leak of CCTV footage
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Read via Sky News.
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Almost half of businesses reported to ICO since GDPR came into effect
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Since GDPR came into effect in May 2018, almost half of UK businesses (43 percent) have been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office over a breach, either actual or potential. Read via ItProPortal.
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Data scare as FCA loses £300k worth of IT kit
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
The City watchdog has lost track of more than £300,000 worth of computer kit, sparking fears that sensitive financial data could be falling into the hands of criminal gangs. … Read via The Telegraph.
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Nearly half of UK business had a data breach
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Almost half (43 percent) of UK organisations have reported a data breach (actual or potential) to the ICO since GDPR came into effect, according to a survey run by Apricorn. Read via Fudzilla.
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