Verizon Business Network Services, a subsidiary of the telecom giant Verizon (VZ.N), has agreed to pay a substantial settlement of $4.1 million. The settlement comes in response to allegations that the company failed to adhere to required cybersecurity standards, as announced by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Fashion retailer Forever 21 has fallen victim to a significant data breach, affecting both present and former employees. The breach, which occurred earlier this year, has been confirmed by the company.
A Norwegian court has ruled against Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, allowing the country's data regulator, Datatilsynet, to continue imposing a fine for breaches of user privacy. Meta had sought a temporary injunction to halt the fine, but the court's decision is considered a significant victory for user privacy.
OpenAI, the organization behind the development of advanced AI models, including ChatGPT, faces a significant legal challenge as a complaint has been filed with Poland's Office for Personal Data Protection (DPA) alleging multiple violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Lukasz Olejnik, a privacy and security researcher at a law firm in Warsaw, filed the complaint, accusing OpenAI of breaching GDPR rules related to data processing, access, fairness, transparency, and personal privacy.
Freecycle, a well-known online forum dedicated to promoting the exchange of used items to reduce waste, has officially confirmed a major data breach that has affected more than 7 million of its users.
CloudNordic and AzeroCloud, two Danish hosting providers, have fallen prey to a devastating ransomware attack resulting in the loss of substantial customer data and the suspension of all services.
As great as the threat of data breaches and compromised network privacy from cyberattacks is for healthcare organizations, the threat to health and life of patients for an affected hospital responding to a ransomware attack is far greater.