data breach
South Korea fines Meta $15 million over data breach
Meta faces the multi-million dollar penalty for funnelling sensitive user data to advertisers, as South Korea tightens its privacy laws.
China probes Weibo data 'leak' of more than 500 million records
The government admonished officials from Sina Weibo after a user reported finding 538 million records available for sale on the 'dark web'.
Facebook drops appeal over UK Cambridge Analytica fine
Social media giant is not admitting liability over much-publicised data breach.
Twitter 'sorry' for inadvertently leaking user info to advertisers (again)
Admission of error by social network comes just two months after previous mess-up.
Facebook finds fresh Microsoft/Sony data breach
FTC confirms $5bn Facebook fine, criticises the company's 'deceptive' behaviour, and announces it is suing Cambridge Analytica.
Honesty at heart of how brands should respond to data breaches
Taking a people-first approach, admitting wrong and explaining to customers exactly what has been exposed among best practices on how to deal best with a data breach.
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