Notices by The New Oil (thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org)

The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1 billion stolen records and rising

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/14/2024-in-data-breaches-1-billion-stolen-records-and-rising/

#DataBreach #cybersecurity #privacy

#Meta faces data retention limits on its #EU ad business after top court ruling

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/04/meta-faces-data-retention-limits-on-its-eu-ad-business-after-top-court-ruling/

#privacy #advertising

#Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of #Facebook #passwords

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/27/meta-fined-101-5m-for-2019-breach-that-exposed-hundreds-of-millions-of-facebook-passwords/

#cybersecurity #DataBreach

As the open social web grows, a new nonprofit looks to expand the ‘#fediverse’

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/24/as-the-open-social-web-movement-grows-a-new-nonprofit-launches-to-expand-the-fediverse/

#ActivityPub #SocialWebFoundation

#X will soon make your public posts visible to accounts you’ve blocked

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/23/x-will-soon-make-your-public-posts-visible-to-accounts-youve-blocked/

#privacy #Twitter

#CISA boss: Makers of insecure software are the real cyber villains

https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/20/cisa_sloppy_vendors_cybercrime_villains/

#cybersecurity

NC governor candidate cries #AI fabrication as defense for racist porn forum posts

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/nc-governor-candidate-cries-ai-fabrication-as-defense-for-racist-porn-forum-posts/

#deepfake #politics #privacy

#macOS #Sequoia change breaks networking for #VPN, #antivirus software

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/macos-sequoia-change-breaks-networking-for-vpn-antivirus-software/

#cybersecurity #EDR

#GitLab releases fix for critical #SAML authentication bypass flaw

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-releases-fix-for-critical-saml-authentication-bypass-flaw/

#cybersecurity

#Bitcoin and NFTs may get greater legal protections as ‘personal property’ under proposed #UK law

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/12/bitcoin-and-nfts-may-get-greater-legal-protections-as-personal-property-under-proposed-uk-law/

#NFT #privacy #cybersecurity #crypto #web3

#QwantMaps, an online #privacy-resepcting #GoogleMaps alternative, has been discontinued

https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/6/qwant-maps-an-online-privacy-respecting-google-maps-alternative-has-been-discontinued/

#Qwant #Google #maps #navigation

18-year-old security flaw in #Firefox and #Chrome exploited in attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/18-year-old-security-flaw-in-firefox-and-chrome-exploited-in-attacks/

#cybersecurity

#EFF and 12 Organizations Tell #Bumble: Don’t Sell User Data Without Opt-In Consent

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/eff-and-12-organizations-tell-bumble-dont-sell-user-data-without-opt-consent

#privacy #dating

A Senate Bill Would Radically Improve #Voting Machine Security

https://www.wired.com/story/a-senate-bill-would-radically-improve-voting-machine-security/

#cybersecurity #politics

US offers $10M for tips on #DPRK hacker linked to #Maui #ransomware attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-offers-10m-for-tips-on-dprk-hacker-linked-to-maui-ransomware-attacks/

#cybersecurity #politics #NorthKorea #Andariel

#Fujitsu confirms customer data exposed in March cyberattack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fujitsu-confirms-customer-data-exposed-in-march-cyberattack/

#privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach

Ever put content on the web? #Microsoft says that it's okay for them to steal it because it's '#freeware'

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/ever-put-content-on-the-web-microsoft-says-that-its-okay-for-them-to-steal-it-because-its-freeware

#privacy #AI

#OpenAI breach is a reminder that #AI companies are treasure troves for hackers

https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/05/openai-breach-is-a-reminder-that-ai-companies-are-treasure-troves-for-hackers/

#privacy #cybersecurity

An Attacker Stole #OpenAI Secrets, Raising Fears That #China Could, Too

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/technology/openai-hack.html

#cybersecurity #politics #DataBreach

Lawsuit Claims #Microsoft Tracked Sex Toy Shoppers With 'Recording in Real Time' Software

https://www.404media.co/lawsuit-claims-microsoft-tracked-sex-toy-shoppers-with-recording-in-real-time-software/

#privacy #nsfw