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Elon Musk Criticizes Australian Government Over Misinformation Law
Excerpt from Reuters Article, Published on Sep 13, 2024. SYDNEY, Sept 13 - Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X (formerly Twitter), sparked controversy by labeling Australia’s government as "fascists" in response to proposed legislation aimed at curbing online...
US Proposes New Reporting Rules for AI and Cloud Firms Amid Innovation Concerns
Excerpt from CIO Article, Published on Sep 10, 2024. The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is set to introduce new mandatory reporting requirements for developers of advanced AI models and cloud computing providers. The proposed...
Data Privacy & Security
Fortinet Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Claims Theft of 440GB Files
Excerpt from BleepingComputer Article, Published on Sep 12, 2024. Cybersecurity giant Fortinet has confirmed a data breach after a hacker claimed to have stolen 440GB of data from the company’s Microsoft SharePoint server. The hacker, known as "Fortibitch," posted on...
Avis Car Rental Hit by Data Breach, 300,000 Customers Affected
Excerpt from Securityweek Article, Published on Sep 09, 2024. Avis Car Rental has confirmed that nearly 300,000 customers were impacted by a data breach in August 2024, which resulted in the theft of personal information. The breach was detected on August 5, when the...
Medicare Data Breach Exposes Information of Nearly 1 Million Beneficiaries
Excerpt from Darkreading Article, Published on Sep 09, 2024. The personal information of almost 1 million Medicare beneficiaries was potentially exposed in a data breach last year when an unauthorized party accessed a file transfer system used for processing medical...
Tracelo Data Breach Exposes 1.4M Users
Excerpt from Esecurityplanet Article, Published on Sep 05, 2024. significant data breach has hit Tracelo, a widely used smartphone geolocation tracking service, compromising the personal information of over 1.4 million users. The breach, orchestrated by a hacker...
Halliburton Confirms Data Breach After Cyberattack
Excerpt from The Cyber Express Article, Published on Sep 04, 2024.The Halliburton data breach has been confirmed following an August cyberattack that resulted in unauthorized third-party access to the company's systems. The U.S. oilfield services giant revealed that...
FTC fines Verkada $2.95M for Security Breaches
Excerpt from BleepingComputer Article, Published on Sep 02, 2024. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a $2.95 million penalty on security camera vendor Verkada due to multiple security failures that allowed hackers to access live video feeds from 150,000...
