Privacy

Virginia-based Richmond Behavioral Health Authority had data from 113,232 individuals stolen following a ransomware attack in late September that has been claimed by the Qilin ransomware operation, SecurityWeek reports.

Austria's Supreme Court has ruled that Meta's personalized advertising practices are illegal under European Union data protection law, setting a binding legal precedent across the bloc, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

A joint letter to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), coordinated by the Open Rights Group, details alleged failures by the Home Office to meet data protection and equality obligations.

A photo booth company, Hama Film, has been exposing customer photos and videos online due to a significant security flaw in its website's file storage system.

Freedom Chat, a private social messaging app, has patched two security flaws discovered by security researcher Eric Daigle to expose users' phone numbers and PIN codes, TechCrunch reports.

AI agents boost efficiency for private equity, but their autonomy heightens privacy and security risks.

The FTC's initial ban in 2021 prohibited Zuckerman from offering, promoting, selling, or advertising any surveillance app, service, or business.

StateScoop reports that the California Privacy Protection Agency will introduce on Jan. 1 the new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP tool, which would allow residents to request the erasure of their personal information from over 500 state-registered data brokers.