Security News

European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China
2025-01-17 04:14

Austrian privacy non-profit None of Your Business (noyb) has filed complaints accusing companies like TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi of violating data protection regulations...

FTC sues GoDaddy for years of poor hosting security practices
2025-01-16 16:09

The FTC will require web hosting giant GoDaddy to implement basic security protections, such as multi-factor authentication and HTTPS APIs, to settle charges that it failed to secure its hosting...

Microsoft sues 'foreign-based' cyber-crooks, seizes sites used to abuse AI
2025-01-13 19:00

Scumbags stole API keys, then started a hacking-as-a-service biz, it is claimed Microsoft has sued a group of unnamed cybercriminals who developed tools to bypass safety guardrails in its...

Microsoft Sues Hacking Group Exploiting Azure AI for Harmful Content Creation
2025-01-11 07:54

Microsoft has revealed that it's pursuing legal action against a "foreign-based threat–actor group" for operating a hacking-as-a-service infrastructure to intentionally get around the safety...

Washington state sues T-Mobile over 2021 data breach security failures
2025-01-07 18:08

Washington state has sued T-Mobile over failing to secure the sensitive personal information of over 2 million Washington residents in a 2021 data breach. [...]

JPMorgan Chase sues scammers following viral 'infinite money glitch'
2024-10-28 20:45

ATMs paid customers thousands ... and now the bank wants its money back JPMorgan Chase has begun suing fraudsters who allegedly stole thousands of dollars from the bank's ATMs after a check fraud...

US sues Georgia Tech over alleged cybersecurity failings as a Pentagon contractor
2024-08-23 14:30

Rap sheet spells out major no-nos after disgruntled staff blow whistle The US is suing one of its leading research universities over a litany of alleged failures to meet cybersecurity standards...

Texas sues GM for selling driver data to analytics, insurance companies
2024-08-14 18:06

Lone Star State alleges GM cashed in with "millions in lump sum payments" from the sale Texas has sued General Motors for what it said is a years-long scheme to collect and sell drivers' data to...

Texas Sues GM for Collecting Driving Data without Consent
2024-08-14 16:48

Texas is suing General Motors for collecting driver data without consent and then selling it to insurance companies: From CNN: In car models from 2015 and later, the Detroit-based car manufacturer...

DOJ and FTC Sue TikTok for Violating Children's Privacy Laws
2024-08-03 09:10

The U.S. Department of Justice, along with the Federal Trade Commission, filed a lawsuit against popular video-sharing platform TikTok for "Flagrantly violating" children's privacy laws in the country. The agencies claimed the company knowingly permitted children to create TikTok accounts and to view and share short-form videos and messages with adults and others on the service.