Data Security

While not directly linked, new research from Google and Insikt Group point to China’s cyberespionage strategy.

Online dating app company Match Group, which owns dating platforms OkCupid, Tinder, Hinge, and Match.com, has been urged by Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., to provide more information regarding its user protection practices amid mounting romance scams, Cybernews reports.

The DPDP Act introduces strict measures for breach handling, consent governance, and the establishment of the Data Protection Board (DPB).

The flaw could allow a malicious firmware image to be uploaded despite new check functions.

TikTok was found by Canadian privacy authorities to have implemented inadequate data protections for children accessing its platform, according to Reuters.

Cybernews reports that the Brazilian Military Police allegedly had more than 2 TB of data exfiltrated by threat actors following an attack against Brazilian health IT firm Maida.health, which offers billing, insurance claims management, and teleconsultation software.

American Archive of Public Broadcasting, a public nonprofit digital audio and video archive operated by the Library of Congress and WGBH Educational Foundation, has fixed a vulnerability in its website, which has been exploited to enable restricted media downloads since 2021, BleepingComputer reports.