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The US city of Baltimore, a victim this month of a cyberattack that paralyzed part of its computer network, will not pay a ransom to undo the damage, Mayor Bernard Young said Tuesday.
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The EU’s strict data laws have set the global benchmark for protecting personal information online since coming into force a year ago, but some worry that many users have barely noticed the change.
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Continue reading One Year on, EU’s GDPR Sets Global Standard for Data Protection
Facebook on Thursday said it recently disabled billions of bogus accounts set up by “bad actors” and that five percent of active accounts are likely fakes.
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Continue reading Facebook Figures Five Percent of Accounts Are Fake
Instagram on Thursday said it was not the source of private contact information for millions of influential users of the service recently found in an unguarded online database.
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Continue reading Instagram Says Not Source of Contact Info for Influential Users
The head of NATO told Russia and other potential foes Thursday that the Western military alliance was ready to use all means at its disposal to respond to cyber attacks.
Jens Stoltenberg’s warning came with the bloc’s members on alert for interference … Continue reading NATO Warns Russia of ‘Full Range’ of Responses to Cyberattack
Britain has shared with 16 NATO allies details of malicious Russian cyber activity in their countries over the last 18 months, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt was to say on Thursday.
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Continue reading UK Has Warned 16 NATO Allies of Russia Hacking Attempts: Foreign Minister
Amazon on Wednesday confirmed that shareholders rejected proposals to prohibit sales of facial recognition technology to governments and study how it might threaten privacy or civil rights.
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Continue reading Amazon Shareholders Support Selling Face Recognition Tech to Police
One year after the entry into force of landmark EU rules to better protect personal data, nearly 145,000 complaints have been registered, an initial assessment revealed on Wednesday.
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Continue reading One Year On, EU Has 145,000 Data Law Complaints
The European Union on Friday adopted powers to punish those outside the bloc who launch cyberattacks that cripple hospitals and banks, sway elections and steal company secrets or funds.
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Continue reading EU Adopts Powers to Respond to Cyberattacks
Washington has warned that Chinese-made drones could be giving spy agencies in Beijing “unfettered access” to stolen data, according to a report in American media.
The Department of Homeland Security sent out an alert on Monday flagging drones built in… Continue reading US Warns Chinese Drones May Steal Data: Report