by CertPro Digest | Jan 6, 2025 | Data
The Equifax breach, one of the largest data breaches in history, exposed the personal and financial data of approximately 147 million individuals in 2017, causing widespread concern over data security. This breach compromised sensitive information such as Social...
by CertPro Digest | Jan 3, 2025 | Data
Excerpt from CSO Online Article, Published on Jan 2, 2025. Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest car manufacturers, faced a significant data breach due to a failure to secure its AWS credentials. The incident, revealed during a presentation at the Chaos Computer Club...
by CertPro Digest | Dec 27, 2024 | Data
Excerpt from Healthcare IT News Article, Published on Dec 26, 2024. A cyberattack on healthcare giant Ascension on May 8 resulted in the exposure of sensitive medical data for approximately 5.6 million individuals, according to a filing with the Maine attorney...
by CertPro Digest | Dec 23, 2024 | Data
Excerpt from Cointelegraph Article, Published on Dec 19, 2024. Italy’s Data Protection Authority (IDPA), also known as the Garante, has fined OpenAI $15.7 million (15 million euros) for breaches of data protection laws, citing inadequate transparency, data misuse, and...
by CertPro Digest | Dec 18, 2024 | Data
Excerpt from The Hacker News Article, Published on Dec 18, 2024. Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, has been slapped with a €251 million ($263 million) fine by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) over a 2018 data...
by CertPro Digest | Dec 16, 2024 | Data
Excerpt from Livemint Article, Published on Dec 10, 2024. The recent ICMR data leak, which reportedly exposed the personal information of 815 million Indians, has sparked an urgent call for a public-private data protection partnership in India. According to a report...
