Facebook owner hit with 251 million euros in fines for 2018 data breach
LONDON — European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totaling 251 million euros on Monday after an investigation into a 2018 data breach on the social media…
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Chinese hackers target Tibetan websites in malware attack, cybersecurity group says
BANGKOK — A hacking group that is believed to be Chinese state-sponsored has compromised two websites with ties to the Tibetan community in an attack meant to install malware on…
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Colorado accidently put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure
DENVER — Voting system passwords were mistakenly put on the Colorado Secretary of State’s public-facing website before being spotted and taken down, but the lapse did not pose an immediate…
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Italian politicians express alarm at latest data breach allegedly affecting 800,000 citizens
From left, Antonello Ardituro, Giovanni Melillo, Marcello Viola and Alessandra Dolci hold a press conference on precautionary measures for the seizure of companies for exfiltration of sensitive data and information,…
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Hong Kong bars services like WhatsApp and Google Drive from government computers
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government is barring most civil servants from using popular apps like WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to potential security…
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Cyprus thwarted a digital attack against the government’s main online portal
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus said Sunday that it has successfully thwarted a digital attack aimed at blocking access to the government’s central online portal, the latest in a string of…
Read moreMarriott agrees to pay $52 million, beef up data security to resolve probes over data breaches
Marriott International has agreed to pay $52 million and make changes to bolster its data security to resolve state and federal claims related to major data breaches that affected more…
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The US and Microsoft disrupt a Russian hacking group targeting American officials and nonprofits
WASHINGTON — A hacking group tied to Russian intelligence tried to worm its way into the systems of dozens of Western think tanks, journalists and former military and intelligence officials,…
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Dutch government blames a ‘state actor’ for hacking a police network
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A cyberattack that broke into a police account and accessed work-related contact details of all Dutch police officers was almost certainly carried out by hackers working…
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