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16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Breach victims can be individuals, small businesses, non-profits, or Fortune 500 companies.  Unfortunately, many organizations will still prioritize secrecy over consumer protection in a bid to hush up incidents and protect their reputations.   They strike every industry, every sector, and every country.

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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2025. My Predictions

Jane Frankland

The next year is set to test global defences as these adversaries amplify their tactics, targeting critical infrastructure and small businesses, intensifying their use of advanced strategies. Critical infrastructure face heightened risk from targeted disruptions, as do small businesses who are the backbone of the economy.

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Heard about the 16 billion passwords leak? Here are the facts and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Breach victims can be individuals, small businesses, non-profits, or Fortune 500 companies.  Unfortunately, many organizations will still prioritize secrecy over consumer protection in a bid to hush up incidents and protect their reputations.   They strike every industry, every sector, and every country.

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How the Senate's ban on state AI regulation imperils internet access

Zero Day

"The differences between states with respect to AI regulation reflect the different approaches states have to the underlying issues, like employment law, consumer protection laws, privacy laws, and civil rights," Ballew points out. "AI regulation needs to be incorporated into these existing legal schemes." 

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

Identity thieves who specialize in running up unauthorized lines of credit in the names of small businesses are having a field day with all of the closures and economic uncertainty wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. But the same crime can be far more costly and damaging when thieves target small businesses.

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Is Apple about to embrace third-party app stores?

Malwarebytes

The Digital Markets Act puts an end to the ever-increasing dominance of Big Tech companies," said Andreas Schwab, an Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee of the Parliament rapporteur. Apple's move to open the platform for other app stores threatens its services business and could introduce security risks.

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Colorado New AI Act: Everything you Need to Know

Centraleyes

.” This legislation aims to protect consumers from the potential harms of AI by imposing strict requirements on developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems. Privacy Advocates Privacy advocates generally support the Colorado AI Act, emphasizing its focus on transparency and consumer protection. What’s Next?