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The US Federal Trade Commission continued its crackdown on data brokers with a settlement that bars data aggregator InMarket from selling consumers’ precise location data. Texas-based…
FTC bars X-Mode from selling phone location data and orders company to delete data collected
The US Federal Trade Commission has banned data broker X-Mode Social from sharing or selling users’ sensitive location data, the federal regulator said Tuesday. The first…
Texas-based healthcare provider HMG Healthcare says hackers stole unencrypted patient data
Texas-based care provider HMG Healthcare has confirmed that hackers accessed the personal data of residents and employees, but says it was unable to determine what types…
Framework says hackers accessed customer data following a phishing attack on an accountant partner
US repairable laptop maker Framework has confirmed that hackers accessed customer data after successfully phishing an employee at its accounting services provider. In an email sent…
Hyundai’s Indian subsidiary has fixed a bug that exposed the personal details of its customers in the South Asian market. TechCrunch reviewed a portion of the…
Real estate services giant Fidelity National Financial has confirmed that hackers stole data from 1.3 million of its customers during a November cyberattack that knocked the…
Andre Veloso Contributor Andre Veloso is a Brazilian entrepreneur, government official, inventor and advocate for data ownership rights. He is the founder and CEO of Palo…
An international law firm that works with companies affected by security incidents has suffered its own cyberattack that exposed sensitive health information of hundreds of thousands…
Facing more than 30 lawsuits from the victims of the massive data breach, 23andMe is now deflecting blame onto the victims themselves in an attempt to…
Last year, we gathered a list of the worst data breaches of 2022, looking back at corporate giants’ misbehavior when faced with hacks and breaches. This…