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Evolution of threat landscape for IoT devices – H1 2018

Security Affairs

The first data that emerged from the study is that threat actors continue to look at the IoT devices with increasing interest. In the first six months of 2018, the experts observed a number of malware samples that was up three times as many samples targeting IoT devices as in the whole of 2017. Second place went to China (17%).

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Chinese actor ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ remained undetected for five years

Security Affairs

A previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ has been targeting military and government entities since 2018. Bitdefender researchers discovered a previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ that has been targeting military and government entities since 2018.

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T-Mobile data breach: CPNI (Customer Proprietary Network Information) exposed

Security Affairs

T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach exposing customers’ account’s information. “We are reaching out to let you know about a security incident we recently identified and quickly shut down that may have impacted some of your T-Mobile account information.”

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Google to Pay a record $391M fine for misleading users about the collection of location data

Security Affairs

“Google misled its users into thinking they had turned off location tracking in their account settings, when, in fact, Google continued to collect their location information. Location data represent the core of the digital advertising business of the IT giant. ” reads the DoJ’s press release. not hidden); and.

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Google will pay $29.5M to settle two lawsuits over its location tracking practices

Security Affairs

Google misled its users into thinking they had turned off location tracking in their account settings, when, in fact, Google continued to collect their location information. According to the article, there are two settings responsible for the location data collection, the “Location History” and “Web & App Activity”.

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The CPRA compliance checklist every business should follow in 2023

CyberSecurity Insiders

It amends the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) introduced in response to rising consumer data privacy concerns. It has significantly impacted data collection and handling practices, giving consumers more control over how businesses handle their data. On the other hand, the CPRA relies on opt-out consent.

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China’s Data Privacy Law Poses Challenge for International Companies

eSecurity Planet

Businesses that have spent the past three-plus years adapting to the European Union’s far-reaching data privacy law now have to decide how they will respond to a similar law in China that has been criticized as being more vague in its wording and harsher in its penalties. Also read: Top GRC Tools & Software for 2021. PIPL vs. GDPR.