user data

Meta Fined Record £1bn Over Facebook Data Transfers

Ireland data office fines Facebook parent Meta £1bn over continued transfers of user data to US, presenting risk to 'fundamental…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Government Data Website Suffers Security Breach

Yet another security incident suffered by the UK government

7 years ago

Telegram Founder Doesn’t Budge On Sharing Of Private Data

Pavel Durov has, however, agreed to officially register the app with Russian authorities

7 years ago

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

8 years ago

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

8 years ago

Yahoo Woes Continue As Hackers Access 32 Million Accounts Using Forged Cookies

Yahoo regulatory filing reveals continued impacts of mass security failings

8 years ago

Talking Android Ransomware Plagues Chinese Users

The malware also attempts to steal user credentials for the Chinese social network QQ

8 years ago

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

8 years ago

Yahoo ‘Aware’ Of Data Breach Claim

Yahoo said it is investigating reports that 200 million users' data is being sold online

8 years ago