Ireland data office fines Facebook parent Meta £1bn over continued transfers of user data to US, presenting risk to 'fundamental rights'
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Facebook Faces £2.3 Billion Lawsuit From 44m UK Users
Meta is facing a lawsuit in the UK that is seeking damages of at least $3.2 billion of behalf of 44 million British users of the platform
US Hosting Firm Hails ‘Win’ On Protest Site User Data
Dreamhost said it plans to hand over data on users of a protest organisation website to the US government, after a court imposed restrictions on its use
Cisco’s Meraki Admits Losing Customer Data After Misconfiguration
An 'erroneous policy' put into place on Friday caused user-uploaded data to be erased from Meraki cloud-based communications systems and security cameras
Government Data Website Suffers Security Breach
Yet another security incident suffered by the UK government
Telegram Founder Doesn’t Budge On Sharing Of Private Data
Pavel Durov has, however, agreed to officially register the app with Russian authorities
Hackers Demand Ransom In Exchange For Stolen Apple iCloud Accounts
Hacker's claims are yet to be fully verified as Apple says it won't pay up for stolen user credentials
Smart Sex Toy Firm Forced To Pay £3 Million In Data-Tracking Lawsuit
Security vulnerabilities and secret data tracking result in significant financial hit for Canadian sex toy firm
Yahoo Woes Continue As Hackers Access 32 Million Accounts Using Forged Cookies
Yahoo regulatory filing reveals continued impacts of mass security failings
Talking Android Ransomware Plagues Chinese Users
The malware also attempts to steal user credentials for the Chinese social network QQ
Google Vows To Fight After Being Ordered To Hand Over Foreign Emails
'We will appeal,' says Google after latest round of tech vs government court battles
Yahoo ‘Aware’ Of Data Breach Claim
Yahoo said it is investigating reports that 200 million users' data is being sold online