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Ireland fines Meta $264 million over 2018 Facebook data breach
2024-12-17 16:06

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €251 million ($263.6M) over General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations arising from a 2018 personal data breach impacting 29 million...

Ireland fines Meta for 2018 'View As' breach that exposed 30M accounts
2024-12-17 15:30

€251 million? Zuck can find that in his couch cushions, but Meta still vows to appeal It's been six years since miscreants abused some sloppy Facebook code to steal access tokens belonging to 30...

Over 70 zero-day flaws get hackers $1 million at Pwn2Own Ireland
2024-10-26 09:42

The fourth day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 marked the end of the hacking competition with more than $1 million in prizes for over 70 unique zero-day vulnerabilities in fully patched devices. [...]

Ireland fines LinkedIn €310 million over targeted advertising
2024-10-24 18:17

LinkedIn received a €310 million fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission for violating European Union's law related to the processing of personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted...

Samsung Galaxy S24 and Sonos Era hacked on Pwn2Own Ireland Day 2
2024-10-24 14:01

On the second day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024, competing white hat hackers showcased an impressive 51 zero-day vulnerabilities, earning a total of $358,625 in cash prizes. [...]

Hackers exploit 52 zero-days on the first day of Pwn2Own Ireland
2024-10-23 14:01

On the first day of Pwn2Own Ireland, participants demonstrated 52 zero-day vulnerabilities across a range of devices, earning a total of $486,250 in cash prizes. [...]

Ireland fines Meta €91 million for storing passwords in plaintext
2024-09-28 14:16

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland has fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) €91 million ($100 million) for storing in plaintext passwords of hundreds of millions of users. [...]

Ireland's Watchdog Launches Inquiry into Google's AI Data Practices in Europe
2024-09-12 10:32

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that it has commenced a "Cross-Border statutory inquiry" into Google's foundational artificial intelligence (AI) model to determine whether...

Northern Ireland police faces £750k fine after exposing staff info
2024-05-23 15:52

The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner Office intends to impose a fine of £750,000 on the Police Service of Northern Ireland for exposing the entire workforce's personal details by mistakenly publishing a spreadsheet online. "We have announced we intend to fine the Police Service of Northern Ireland £750,000 for failing to protect the personal information of its entire workforce." reads the announcement.

UK data watchdog wants six figures from N Ireland cops after 2023 data leak
2024-05-23 08:30

Following a data leak that brought "Tangible fear of threat to life", the UK's data protection watchdog says it intends to fine the Police Service of Northern Ireland £750,000. The August exposure of cops' data affected 9,483 officers and was described by Commissioner Pete O'Doherty of the City of London Police as "The most significant data breach that has ever occurred in the history of UK policing" in an official review.