The European Union warned online giant TikTok on Tuesday to respect EU law and ensure the safety of European users’ data, as the video-sharing app’s CEO met with top officials in Brussels.
EU Tells TikTok Chief To Respect Data Privacy Laws
FCC Proposes Tighter Data Breach Reporting Rules for Wireless Carriers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing tighter rules on the reporting of data breaches by wireless carriers.
The updated rules, the FCC says, will fall in line with recent changes in federal and state laws regarding data breaches in other sectors.
France Regulator Raps Apple Over App Store Ads
France’s data regulator said Wednesday that it had fined Apple eight million euros ($8.5 million) for breaching privacy laws on its App Store.
The CNIL said the US tech giant had installed trackers on the devices of French users without directly asking their consent, allowing it to place targeted ads within the App Store.
Predictions 2023: Big Tech’s Coming Security Shopping Spree
The SecurityWeek editorial team huddled over the holidays to look back at the stories that shaped 2022 and, more importantly, to stare into a shiny crystal ball to find the cybersecurity narratives that will dominate this year’s headlines.
Predictions 2023: Big Tech’s Coming Security Shopping Spree
The SecurityWeek editorial team huddled over the holidays to look back at the stories that shaped 2022 and, more importantly, to stare into a shiny crystal ball to find the cybersecurity narratives that will dominate this year’s headlines.
Google to Pay Indiana $20 Million to Resolve Privacy Suit
Netwrix Acquires Remediant for PAM Technology
Data security software vendor Netwrix has acquired Remediant, an early-stage startup working on technology in the PAM (privileged access management) category.
Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Data of 400 Million Twitter Users for Sale as Irish Privacy Watchdog Announces Probe
An individual is offering to sell the data of more than 400 million Twitter users, just as Ireland’s data protection watchdog has announced an investigation into the recent data leaks impacting the social media giant.
Microsoft Patches Azure Cross-Tenant Data Access Flaw
Microsoft has silently fixed an important-severity security flaw in its Azure Container Service (ACS) after an external researcher warned that a buggy feature allowed cross-tenant network bypass attacks.
LastPass Says Password Vault Data Stolen in Data Breach
Password management firm LastPass says the hackers behind an August data breach stole a massive stash of customer data, including password vault data that could be exposed by brute-forcing or guessing master passwords.
