The FTC’s action against Outlogic marks the first-ever ban on the use and sale of sensitive location data, emphasizing the importance of limiting the tracking and use of personal information.
The leaked data includes the personal information of over 41 million Hathway customers, but analysis suggests that the actual number of impacted accounts is around 4 million.
The round was led by Glilot Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors. The company plans to use the funds to introduce new data-driven innovations in the GRC landscape and expand into markets across the US, EMEA, and APAC regions.
The private data of hundreds of millions of Brazilian individuals, including full names, dates of birth, and CPF numbers, were publicly accessible, putting them at risk of identity theft and cybercrimes.
The rebel groups’ focus on tackling the scam industry is likely an attempt to gain favor with China, as many of its citizens have been targeted by these scams run from Mynamar.
This incident highlights the ongoing cyberwar between Ukraine and Russia, with Ukrainian hackers allegedly cooperating with security services to target Russian organizations.
The RE#TURGENCE campaign, linked to actors of Turkish origin, utilizes brute-force attacks, shell commands, and post-exploitation tools to gain access and carry out malicious activities.
Cisco Talos, in collaboration with Dutch Police and Avast, recovered a decryptor for the Babuk Tortilla ransomware variant, allowing users to quickly recover their encrypted files.
The U.S. federal government is seeking synthetic data generators to train machine learning models and test systems in instances where real-world data is unavailable or poses privacy and security risks.
Olugbenga Lawal, 33, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was convicted in August last year of conspiring to commit money laundering, after three co-conspirators had already pleaded guilty to the same crime.