Security News

US told to appoint a damn Privacy Shield ombudsperson already or EU will take action
2018-12-19 17:00

If there isn't a name by 28 February – ooo, just you wait The US has been told once again to appoint a permanent ombudsperson to oversee the deal governing transatlantic data flows, but this time...

GDPR: EU Sees More Data Breach Reports, Privacy Complaints
2018-12-19 16:18

Ireland, France, Germany and UK Report Increases Since Privacy Law Took EffectThe number of data breach reports filed since the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect has hit...

Chill, it's not WikiLeaks 2: Pile of EU diplomatic cables nicked by hackers
2018-12-19 16:00

Spotted by infosec startup Area 1, according to NYT The New York Times has published what it says are excerpts from hacked EU diplomatic cables that a cybersecurity company apparently made...

'Thousands' of EU Diplomatic Cables Hacked: Report
2018-12-19 11:44

Hackers apparently connected to China accessed thousands of sensitive EU diplomatic cables, the New York Times reported Wednesday, in the latest embarrassing data breach to hit a major...

Hackers Intercepted EU Diplomatic Cables for 3 Years
2018-12-19 10:48

Phishing Attack Against Cyprus Stole Access Passwords, New York Times ReportsFor the past three years, hackers have been intercepting sensitive diplomatic cables sent between EU member states,...

EU Should Worry About Huawei, Other Chinese Firms: Official
2018-12-07 15:06

The European Union and its citizens should be "worried" about telecoms giant Huawei and other Chinese firms that cooperate with Beijing's intelligence services, a senior EU official warned Friday....

Only 29% of EU organizations are GDPR compliant
2018-12-06 11:00

Despite the May 2018 deadline, most companies have not implemented all necessary GDPR changes, according to an IT Governance report.

Google’s “deceitful” location tracking is against the law, say 7 EU groups
2018-11-29 12:32

Seven European consumer organizations are planning to submit a complaint about Google's location tracking activities to their data protection authorities.

Uber Fined $1.2 Million in EU for Breach Disclosure Delay
2018-11-27 14:48

Credential Stuffing Attack Cracked Uber's Amazon S3 Buckets, Investigators SayUber has been slammed with $1.2 million in fines by U.K. and Dutch privacy regulators for its cover-up of a 2016 data...

Uber Fined $1.2 Million by EU for Breach Disclosure Delay
2018-11-27 12:18

Credential Stuffing Attack Cracked Uber's Amazon S3 Buckets, Investigators SayUber has been slammed with $1.2 million in fines by U.K. and Dutch privacy regulators for its cover-up of a 2016 data...