Security News

News Wrap: Amazon Echo Privacy, Facebook FTC Fines and Biometrics Regulation
2019-04-26 17:57

On this week's Threatpost news wrap, the team discusses Facebook's FTC fine for its data security practices, a report that Amazon is collecting Echo users' geolocation data, and more.

Irish Regulator Investigates Facebook Over Exposed Passwords
2019-04-26 13:10

Ireland’s privacy regulator says it’s investigating Facebook over the social media giant’s recent revelation that it had left hundreds of millions of user passwords exposed. The Irish Data...

Canada Says Facebook Violated Privacy Laws
2019-04-26 12:18

Privacy Commissioner Will Go to Court to Enforce RecommendationsCanada's privacy commissioner says Facebook violated its privacy laws by failing to protect users' personal data. The commissioner...

Privacy Peril: Facebook's Marketplace Flaw
2019-04-26 11:48

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report describes how a Facebook Marketplace glitch created serious privacy issues. Plus: An update on the activities of the FBI's Recovery Asset Team and...

Canada Privacy Watchdog Taking Facebook to Court
2019-04-26 04:47

Canada’s privacy czar said Thursday that he is taking Facebook to court after finding that lax practices at the social media giant allowed personal information to be used for political purposes. read more

Zuck it up: Facebook hit with triple whammy of legal probes, action in Canada, US, Ireland
2019-04-26 01:53

Ignoring privacy laws, storing plain text passwords, slurping millions of contact details come back to bite web giant Here's a triple Thursday whammy: Facebook has been accused of breaking...

Facebook Takes $3 Billion Hit, Anticipating FTC Fine
2019-04-25 12:33

Questions Loom About Whether Big Fines Will Prompt Privacy ReformFacebook has set aside $3 billion from its first quarter profit to pay for what is likely to be a record-breaking fine from the...

Facebook Could Be Fined Up To $5 Billion Over Privacy Violations
2019-04-25 06:48

Facebook expects to face a massive fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the result of an investigation into its privacy policies—that's about one month's revenue for...

Facebook Anticipates an FTC Privacy Fine of up to $5 Billion
2019-04-25 04:41

Facebook said it expects a fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating whether the social network violated its users’ privacy. The company set aside $3...

Facebook May Face $5 Billion FTC Fine for Data Misuse
2019-04-24 20:57

Facebook may be fined as much as $5 million by the FTC for data issues related to the Cambridge Analytica incident.