France’s privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined US tech giant Microsoft 60 million euros ($64 million) for foisting advertising cookies on users.
France Fines Microsoft 60 Million Euros Over Advertising Cookies
US Food Companies Warned of BEC Attacks Stealing Food Product Shipments
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA OCI), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are raising alarm on business email compromise (BEC) attacks leading to the theft of shipments of food products and ingredients.
EU Moves Closer to Sewing Up New Data Transfer Deal With US
The European Union moved closer to a clinching a revamped deal over transatlantic data transfers aimed at resolving concerns about U.S. spying with a draft decision that confirms “comparable safeguards” to those in the EU, which has stringent privacy rules.
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Plugs Windows Hole Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Microsoft on Tuesday pushed a major Windows update to address a security feature bypass already exploited in global ransomware attacks.
The operating system update, released as part of Microsoft’s scheduled Patch Tuesday, addresses a flaw that lets malicious attackers use rigged files to evade MOTW (Mart of the Web) defenses.
VMware Patches VM Escape Flaw Exploited at Geekpwn Event
Virtualization technology giant VMware on Tuesday shipped urgent updates to fix a trio of security problems in multiple software products, including a virtual machine escape bug exploited at the GeekPwn 2022 hacking challenge.
Fortinet Ships Emergency Patch for Already-Exploited VPN Flaw
Fortinet on Monday issued an emergency patch to cover a severe vulnerability in its FortiOS SSL-VPN product, warning that hackers have already exploited the flaw in the wild.
Proofpoint Buys Deception Tech Startup Illusive Networks
Enterprise security vendor Proofpoint on Monday announced plans to acquire Illusive Networks, a startup that helped pioneer deception technology to help detect data breaches. Financial terms of the planned acquisition were not disclosed.
EU Court: Google Must Delete Inaccurate Search Info If Asked
Google has to delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove that the information is clearly wrong, the European Union’s top court said Thursday.
The European Court of Justice ruled that search engines must “dereference information” if the person making the request can demonstrate that the material is “manifestly inaccurate.”
Apple Scraps CSAM Detection Tool for iCloud Photos
Apple has scrapped plans to ship a controversial child pornography protection tool for iCloud Photos, a concession to privacy rights advocates who warned it could have been used for government surveillance.
TikTok Hit by US Lawsuits Over Child Safety, Security Fears
TikTok was hit Wednesday with a pair of lawsuits from the US state of Indiana, which accused it of making false claims about the Chinese-owned app’s safety for children.
