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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. [...]
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...
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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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...
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.
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.
Exclusive Taxi software biz iCabbi recently fixed an issue that exposed the personal information of nearly 300,000 individuals via an unprotected database. According to research shared with The Register ahead of publication, the details of individuals with senior roles in media outlets such as the BBC and various government departments such as His Majesty's Treasury, the UK Home Office, and the Ministry of Justice were included.
An official review of the Police Service of Northern Ireland's August data breach has revealed the full extent of the impact on staff. At the time of the data breach disclosure, the PSNI said no staff members were being relocated, but the review revealed that one officer decided to relocate themselves and their family out of concern for their safety.