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In a significant ruling, Nigeria’s tribunal has upheld a $220 million fine against Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, over data privacy violations. The decision intensifies the global regulatory challenges facing the tech giant. The fine stems from consumer data violations involving WhatsApp and Facebook, which the Federal Competition and Consumer […]
Sandeep Srivastava, Director of Product – Agentic AI at Microsoft, has publicly criticized FIITJEE for what he claims is systemic mismanagement, inadequate digital infrastructure, and serious breaches of FIITJEE data breach. In a strongly worded LinkedIn post, Srivastava shared his personal experience with the coaching institute, advising parents not to fall for what he described […]
A major data leak has impacted the Dutch government, exposing private information from civil servants across all ministries. The leak occurred on government websites, including rijksoverheid.nl, openoverheid.nl, and overheid.nl. Metadata attached to approximately 100,000 of the 500,000 documents reviewed revealed the names of civil servants. The Open Government Act (WOO) publishes and shares documents such […]
A group of U.S. lawmakers launched an investigation into how 23andMe is handling customer data. The probe follows the company’s bankruptcy filing last month in Missouri. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) sent a letter to 23andMe. Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) joined him. They questioned how 23andMe plans […]
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, a leading Houston-based insurance provider, recently suffered a data breach that led to sensitive customer documents being exposed on the dark web. The incident has raised serious concerns about data privacy and security in the insurance sector. In an official letter sent to clients and regulators on April 8, 2025, Skyward […]
Hertz, the car rental giant, has started informing its customers about a data breach that exposed their personal information and driver’s licenses. The data breach occurred in hertz due to a cyberattack on one of its vendors between October and December 2024. The stolen data varies by region but mainly includes customer names, birthdates, contact […]
WK Kellogg Co., a U.S. food company, announced a data breach after cyber attackers targeted Cleo software. Cleo is used to transfer files securely, but hackers exploited two security flaws to steal data. These flaws, known as CVE-2024-50623 and CVE-2024-55956, allowed hackers to breach servers. Kellogg learned about the data breach on February 27, 2025. […]
Evolve Bank & Trust will pay $11.8 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to a 2024 data breach that exposed millions of customers’ personal information. Court documents filed Tuesday show that customers accused the Memphis-based bank of failing to maintain strong data security and delaying notification to those affected by the breach. In […]
The European Union (EU) is preparing to scale back its well-known data privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The European Commission, which creates and enforces EU laws, plans to present a proposal in the coming weeks to make GDPR easier for businesses to follow. This is part of a broader effort by Commission […]
A massive data breach has allegedly compromised the personal and financial information of over 13 million Indian bank customers. A threat actor claimed responsibility for the hack, which they offered for sale to a single buyer for $10,000. The revelation has raised significant concerns about the state of data security in India’s banking sector. Details […]