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XKCD forum data breach impacted 562,000 subscribers

Security Affairs

The popular webcomic platform XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users, the incident impacted 562,000 subscribers. XKCD is one of the most popular webcomic platform created by the American author Randall Munroe in 2005, it is a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.

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Expanded New York Data Privacy Laws Loom in 2021

SecureWorld News

As part of the 2021 State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a comprehensive law that "will provide New Yorkers with transparency and control over their personal data and provide new privacy protections.". New York has already had laws on the books related to data security. Law ยง899-bb.

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Alleged FruitFly malware creator ruled incompetent to stand trial

Malwarebytes

As a member of the club, he competed in a local programming competition, helping the team to win in both 2005 and 2006. The IP address was linked to the malware using data collected by CWRU, Malwarebytes, and AT&T.) Despite this, he was active in extracurricular activities. In high school, he participated in a computer club.

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$12m Grindr fine shows GDPRโ€™s got teeth

Malwarebytes

There’s plenty of rules and requirements for things such as data breaches or poor personal data notifications. Crucially, should you get your data protection wrong somewhere along the way, big fines may follow. Data privacy, and privacy policies, are an โ€œuncoolโ€ story for many.