Data Security

Three new data privacy draft bills have been passed by the California Privacy Protection Agency following Gov. Gavin Newsom's recent enactment of a law that eases consumer data sharing opt-outs from web browsers.

U.S. healthcare technology firm Doctor Alliance which provides billing services to AccentCare, Intrepid, and other healthcare providers had more than 1.2 million records purportedly stolen from its systems by cybercriminals, who threatened to expose the entire data trove should the demanded ransom not be met, Cybernews reports.

Android and Windows devices have been targeted by the North Korean-linked threat operation Konni in data wiping attacks facilitated by the abuse of Google's asset tracking services Find Hub, according to The Hacker News.

Nearly a third of copy-pastes from corporate to non-corporate accounts are to AI tools.

U.S. educational technology firm Illuminate Education has been ordered to pay a $5.1 million fine to resolve alleged security failings following a data breach four years ago that compromised information from students across 49 states, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

Investigation led by South Korean authorities revealed that leading mobile carrier KT Corp. had hidden multiple malware infections and breaches that resulted in a recent cyberattack involving illegal micro base stations, according to the Yonhap News Agency.

Major U.S. manufacturer Gemini Group had a 1.9 TB dataset allegedly stolen from its systems exposed by the Rhysida ransomware group, Cybernews reports.