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China fines Didi $1.2bn over ‘egregious’ data security violations

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Dissent

AlJazeera reports: China has fined ride-hailing giant Didi almost $1.2bn for “egregious” violations of data security rules, capping a year-long probe that torpedoed the startup’s stock price and forced its delisting from the United States stock market. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on Thursday it fined the startup 8.026 billion yuan after finding…

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Yet another Neopets breach? Neopets data breach exposes personal data of 69 million members

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports: Virtual pet website Neopets has suffered a data breach leading to the theft of source code and a database containing the personal information of over 69 million members. Neopets is a popular website where members can own, raise, and play games with their virtual pets. Neopets recently launched NFTs that will be…

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37,800 people sent privacy breach notifications linked to Newfoundland and Labrador cyberattack

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Dissent

Rob Antle reports: Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest health authority has notified 37,800 people that their privacy was breached as part of last fall’s devastating cyberattack. That number equates to about one in every 13 people in the province. And according to Eastern Health, it could go even higher. Those affected include patients, along with current…

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Security flaws in a popular GPS tracker are exposing a million vehicle locations

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: Security vulnerabilities in a popular Chinese-built GPS vehicle tracker can be easily exploited to track and remotely cut the engines of at least a million vehicles around the world, according to new research. Worse, the company that makes the GPS trackers has made no effort to fix them. Cybersecurity startup BitSight said…

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Zuckerberg to Testify Over Cambridge Analytica Data Breach

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Dissent

Corinne Reichert reports: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to testify in a lawsuit over Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica data breach. Current COO Sheryl Sandberg, who is leaving Meta in the fall, has also been asked to provide testimony, as reported earlier Wednesday by Gizmodo. Zuckerberg will be deposed for up to 6 hours and Sandberg for 5 hours in September,…

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Ca: Waterloo Region District School Board hit by cyberattack

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Dissent

Kate Bueckert reports: The Waterloo Region District School Board says it’s working to restore its IT system and safeguard personal information of staff, students and families after it was the target of a cyberattack. “We intend to do whatever is within our ability to resolve this issue,” said a statement from the board’s communications officer, Estefania…

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