Legislation strengthening the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 by requiring web browsers to provide a simple, universal opt-out tool for consumers who do not want their data sold to third parties has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Digital fraud has drained 7.7% of annual revenue on average among companies worldwide, with losses estimated to reach $534 billion over the past 12 months, Infosecurity Magazine reports.
VTEX a global e-commerce platform for over 3,500 online stores, including those of Nestle, Coca-Cola, Sony, Walmart, Mazda, and Samsung has inadvertently leaked the data of six million shoppers, according to Cybernews.
The Register reports that two 17-year-olds were arrested by London's Metropolitan Police on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail after a ransomware attack on a London-based preschool chain.
South Carolina-based Rainwalk Pet Insurance had 158 GB of data belonging to customers and their pets leaked by an unsecured database, according to HackRead.
Newly emergent Radiant ransomware gang, which was behind the compromise of the global nursery chain Kido, has admitted to having targeted an unnamed Minnesota hospital, The Register reports.
SecurityWeek reports that Florida-based radiology practice Doctors Imaging Group had information from more than 171,000 individuals stolen following a November data breach.
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into Apple over alleged privacy violations tied to its voice assistant Siri, following a complaint by the human rights group Ligue des droits de l'Homme, according to Politico Europe.
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