Digital Privacy Watch

Drone strikes on Yandex data centers in Sasovo, Kaluga, and Vladimir disabled entire availability zones and customer services within days, revealing...

Attackers moved fast and defenders must match them.

• Exploitation speed: Atlassian flaw was under active attack just two hours after details...

When a personal data breach hits, the 72-hour GDPR clock starts ticking from awareness.

• Regulator report: Notify ICO or EU authority within 72...

Breach victims get no flat cash from the CPAP Medical Supplies settlement—only those proving actual out-of-pocket losses qualify.

• Document losses...

• Attackers sent threatening push notifications through the official ASOS app claiming a Snowflake data compromise.
• They obtained access via social...

• Choose $45 flat payment with no proof or document losses up to $4,000 for fraud
• File online or mail claims by December 10, 2026; include receipts...

The arrest of Canadian executive Edward Dubrovsky on extortion charges signals expanding legal pressure on the ransomware ecosystem, now reaching...

Personal data is moving past targeted ads to directly control the products and prices customers encounter. An NPR interview with Groundwork...

Ricardo's security incident hit around 890,000 accounts with names, addresses, phone numbers and some company details, yet email addresses and...

Local businesses face major data exposure from simple cloud storage misconfigurations. A practical audit checklist can close these gaps fast.

• Block...

• ICE ingested 99 million voter records and enriched them with identity-matching tools and Palantir systems for immigration targeting
• Probes of 120+...

Ransomware victims now confront secondary recovery scams alongside the original attack, with one firm allegedly pocketing $11M after paying hackers...

A shared password offers no real identity check or device isolation on public networks, leaving traffic open to interception and lateral attacks.
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The iRhythm breach exposed protected health information for at least 360,000 patients, including device serial numbers, dates of service, insurance...

The approved settlement splits into $149M and $28M funds for two breaches, but most affected customers will see only modest checks.

• Eligibility:...

If you received an October 2026 Sheppard breach notice, act quickly on these protections:

• Keep the letter as evidence and for the Cyberscout...

Financial account details exposed in the Citizens & Northern Bank breach heighten fraud risks for customers. Take these immediate steps:

• Monitor...

ASOS's exposure of names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, and account numbers creates a direct pathway to identity theft and account takeovers...

How do core privacy principles survive when generative AI and autonomous agents continuously train on, infer from, and act on personal data?

• Lawful...

Live Nation exposed Social Security numbers, government IDs and health records for a small number of customers, prompting three class-action lawsuits...