The American Data Privacy and Protection Act introduces oversight of how companies handle the data they collect and process from U.S. citizens, including AI algorithms used to uncover insights that can be monetized. Security professionals should prepare now for the legislation by understanding how to audit algorithms and implement compliance proces...
Massachusetts-based non-profit health service firm Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has confirmed that more than 2.55 million of its current and former members had their sensitive data compromised following a ransomware attack in April, BleepingComputer reports.
Toyota has confirmed new incidents of customer data exposure stemming from misconfigurations in their cloud systems just two weeks after disclosing a decade-long data breach impacting more than two million customers, TechCrunch reports.
Over 8.9M impacted by MCNA Dental ransomware attack Major government-sponsored dental insurance provider Managed Care of North America Dental has disclosed being impacted by a cyberattack compromising personal and health information from more than 8.92 million individuals, including patients, parents, guardians, and guarantors, according to BleepingComputer.
Montana has become the latest state to approve legislation aimed at strengthening data privacy protections, joining eight other states that have passed data privacy laws, even as such a measure continues to elude progress at the federal level, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Google committed to modifying data retention policies for sensitive locations that could put users at risk.
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