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£3 billion Safari iPhone privacy lawsuit given go-ahead

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, bgi, browser generated information, data protection, Google, Law & order, PII, Privacy, Safari, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:36:48 +0000

A UK class action lawsuit against Google, that represents around 5 million iPhone users, can go ahead, according to the UK Court of Appeal.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fsGgtlXfCI8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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What role does data destruction play in cybersecurity?

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Business, data, data breach, data destruction, Data privacy, degaussing, GDPR, nist, overwrite, ovewriting, personal information, personally identifiable information, PII

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:18:26 +0000

Organizations are keen to protect the personal data of their employees and customers from cyberattack. But what about the data they no longer need? We discuss why data destruction is just as important to cybersecurity as protection.

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Leaky database spills data on 20 million Ecuadorians and businesses

September 18, 2019 0 Comments BEC, data loss, Database, ecuador, government data, Government security, julian assange, leak, novaestrat, novastratech, phishing, PII, security threats, vpnMentor

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:21:46 +0000

Included are deep details on 7 million minors, one grownup named Julian Assange, and perhaps a few million deceased Ecuadorians.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oulqmkZ0WNw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Massive email fraud bust snares 281 suspects

September 12, 2019 0 Comments BEC, business email compromise, dating sites, email, Law & order, money mules, Operation reWired, PII, Romance Scams, security threats, tax refunds, tax returns

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:49:20 +0000

Operation reWired=tired cops worldwide! 167 suspects were cuffed in Nigeria and 74 in the US, among 8 other countries.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NtExc1bJlLg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Browser plug-ins peddled personal data from over 4m browsers

July 26, 2019 0 Comments browser extensions, browsing data, business data, corporate information, data loss, extensions, firefox, Google Analytics, Google Chrome, PII, Privacy

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:02:52 +0000

Nacho Analytics gathered data like passwords, tax and prescription data from browser add-ons – and those who bought it can keep it.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/hh3QByv2ph0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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You can probably be identified from your anonymized data

July 25, 2019 0 Comments anonymizing, de-identified data, GDPR compliance, online privacy, PII, Privacy, user data

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:59:13 +0000

The idea of de-identifying data has been around for a while. However, a study published this week asserts that it’s even easier to re-identify information than we first thought.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/K0vDv3n7Irg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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