The Meta-owned communications app is filing a federal court contempt order against NSO.
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BrowserGate: Claims of LinkedIn ‘Spying’ Clash With Security Research Findings
Claims that “Microsoft is running one of the largest corporate espionage operations in modern history” face scrutiny as researchers analyze LinkedIn’s browser extension probing
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Reddit Hit With $20 Million UK Data Privacy Fine Over Child Safety Failings
Britain’s data privacy watchdog slapped online forum Reddit on Tuesday with a fine worth nearly $20 million for failures involving children’s personal information.
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In Other News: Google Looks at AI Abuse, Trump Pauses China Bans, Disney’s $2.7M Fine
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: vulnerabilities at 277 water systems, DoD employee acting as money mule, 200 airports exposed by flaw.
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Cyber Insights 2026: Regulations and the Tangled Mess of Compliance Requirements
Cyber regulations are where politics meets business – where business becomes subject to political realities.
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Italy Antitrust Agency Fines Apple $116 Million Over Privacy Feature; Apple Announces Appeal
Italy’s antitrust authority fined Apple $116 million after determining that operating one of its privacy features restricted App Store competition.
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Google Launched Behind-the-Scenes Campaign Against California Privacy Legislation; It Passed Anyway
In April, Rhode Island resident Navah Hopkins received a plea for her help to defeat legislation thousands of miles away in California. The ask came from Google, maker of the world’s most used web browser, Chrome. The tech giant sent a message to an email list that Hopkins and other small business owners were subscribed […]
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Ex-WhatsApp Security Chief Sues Meta Over Vulnerabilities, Retaliation
Attaullah Baig has filed a lawsuit against Meta and its executives, accusing them of retaliation over critical cybersecurity failures.
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Settlement Reached in Investors’ Lawsuit Against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Other Company Leaders
A settlement has been reached in the class action brought by investors against Meta over the Cambridge Analytica incident, but details have not been shared.
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TikTok Faces Fresh European Privacy Investigation Over China Data Transfers
The Irish Data Privacy Commission announced that TikTok is facing a new European Union privacy investigation into user data sent to China.
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