The significant fine sends a clear message to all digital service providers The European Union (EU) has imposed a historic €1.2 billion ($US1.29 billion) fine on Meta, the owner of the Facebook social media platform, for its failure to adequately protect the data of European Facebook users stored and processed…
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Joint Australia–New Zealand investigation into Latitude group
OAIC and OPC are committed to conducting a thorough and comprehensive investigation The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and the New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) have initiated a joint investigation into the personal information handling practices of the Latitude group of companies (Latitude). This collaborative…
Read MoreJoint international cybersecurity advisory exposes state-sponsored cyber actor’s threat to critical infrastructure
International agencies unite to address growing cybersecurity concerns In a groundbreaking collaboration, cybersecurity authorities from the United States and around the world have issued a joint advisory to raise awareness of a significant cybersecurity threat posed by a state-sponsored cyber actor known as Volt Typhoon. This collective effort involves the…
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