The Irish Data Protection Commission, Meta’s main privacy watchdog in the European Union, levied the fine following disclosure of an investigation in the spring of 2021 that revealed over 530 million Facebook users’ information had been leaked on a public forum.
In August, Twitter confirmed that an API vulnerability fixed in January led to data exposure, but the company said there was “no evidence” that it was exploited. Now over 5.4 million stolen user information have been shared for free on a hacker forum. On top of that, a security researcher warned that there is an even larger data dump using the same vulnerability.
Cryptominers, RedLine info-stealer spread through fraudulent MSI Afterburner BleepingComputer reports that more than 50 websites masquerading as the MSI Afterburner GPU utility have been targeting power users and gamers using Windows devices with cryptocurrency miners and the RedLine information-stealing malware.
At least 3,779 individuals had their personal data compromised in a cyberattack against U.S. government-funded news service Radio Free Asia in June, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Combating cyberattacks has proven to be costly, with organizations shelling out $1,197 per employee annually to deal with email service-, cloud app- or service-, and web browser-related cyber incidents, excluding expenses related to compliance fines, mitigation costs, and business losses, VentureBeat reports.
SecurityWeek reports that millions of users could have their data compromised following the discovery of 1,550 applications leaking Algolia API keys, which are being leveraged by more than 11,000 companies, including Slack, Zendesk, Medium, and Lacoste.
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