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Dutch Judges rule Facebook violated data privacy rules

Nwachukwu Glory March 18, 2023
  • A Dutch court ruled that Facebook had no legal authority to process local users' data for ad targeting.
  • Facebook attempted to have the lawsuit dismissed on procedural grounds, but the Judges ruled in July 2021 t...
  • The Data Privacy Stichting (DPS) and the Dutch consumer group Consumentenbond sued Facebook in 2019. Read More
TikTok is under investigation
TikTok is under investigation by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre
user icon Abeerah Hashim clock icon March 16, 2023

On Tuesday, the UK’s security minister, Tom Tugendhat, directed the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC)…

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Discord revises its privacy policy
AI backlash prompts Discord to revise its privacy policy
user icon Nwachukwu Glory clock icon March 15, 2023

Recently, Discord announced five new AI features that will be coming to its platform powered…

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AI-generated YouTube video tutorials spreading infostealer malware
Malicious actors using AI-generated YouTube videos to spread infostealer malware, report
user icon Abeerah Hashim clock icon March 14, 2023

According to research conducted by CloudSEK as far back as November 2022, there has been…

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China-linked hackers targeting unpatched SonicWall SMA devices with malware

Nwachukwu Glory Last Updated: March 13, 2023
Chinese-linked hackers have been suspected of targeting unpatched SonicWall SMA devices with malware. This malware can reveal a collection of…
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US Govt’s trusted quantum-resistant encryption algorithm has a flaw, researchers find

Kinyua Njeri (Sam Kin) Last Updated: March 7, 2023
A research group has exposed a weakness in CRYSTALS-Kyber, an encryption algorithm that the U.S. National Institute of Standards and…
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GoDaddy was hacked as attackers installed malware on its servers

Nwachukwu Glory Last Updated: February 19, 2023
GoDaddy, arguably the leading web hosting company, has revealed a multi-year security breach that allowed unknown third parties to access…
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Google Fi breach exposes customers’ data

Abeerah Hashim Last Updated: March 5, 2023
Google has confirmed a recent data breach affecting Google Fi phone network customers. It is likely related to a security…
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Google to pay $29.5 million in settlements for location tracking lawsuits

Nwachukwu Glory Last Updated: January 3, 2023
Google has made the lawsuits headline again as the Tech Giant has agreed to pay $29.5 million in two tracking…
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The US House of Representatives prohibits TikTok use by lawmakers and staff

Abeerah Hashim Last Updated: March 5, 2023
TikTok has gained popularity across different countries, allowing users to upload and share video content with others. However, the United…
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