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Data breach fine: Meta should pay 17 million euros

Ireland’s data regulator announced a data breach fine for Facebook parent Meta. The 17 million euro fine comes for 12 data breach notifications from 2018. The reasons for the data breach fine According to Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner, Meta…
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SEC fines eight companies for cybersecurity breaches

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided out sanctions for cybersecurity breaches against eight firms. According to SEC, the companies have lax rules for this. Therefore, hackers managed to access and steal the data. Cybersecurity breaches SEC named…
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Facebook: Data breach impact should be diminished

An leaked email shows that Facebook downplayed the importance of a serious data breach. The message reached the Belgium-based Data News. The document revealed company’s strategy for dealing with leaking details of more than half a billion users. Facebook…
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Google: Russian and Belarusian hackers attack Ukraine

Russian and Belarusian hackers attack Ukraine, Google recently announced. According to the search engine giant, well-known hacking groups involved in the attack. Hackers attack Ukraine in phishing campaigns Among the hackers involved in the attacks, Google mentioned…
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The right to sue big tech: EU civil groups fight for it

Important civil groups and universities call for the right of users to sue big tech, when these breach EU rules. Thus, Privacy International, the European Consumer Organisation and some academics involved in this. Their action comes when EU lawmakers and countries talk about…
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EU tech laws might become tougher for tech giants

New EU tech laws received a green light and go to the Parliament. These would impose tougher rules for tech giants such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook. Frustrated by the slow pace of antitrust investigations, Margrethe Vestager late last year proposed the Digital…
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Facebook in trouble, again. UK fines it record £50m

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) puts Facebook in trouble again, as it fined the company £50.5m ($70m), for its Giphy acquisition. The company is being investigated for breaking rules, and ignoring many warnings from the CMA. Its own actions put…