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2019-07-09 16:02:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Marriott Faces $124 Million GDPR Fine in UK

The proposed penalty is for a data breach beginning in 2014 that affected more than 500 million customers worldwide.

2019-07-09 16:00:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Marriott Hit With $123M Fine For Massive 2018 Data Breach

The data breach fine against Marriott by the Information Commissioner's Office comes a day after British Airways was also penalized.

Breach Government British Airways Data Privacy Data Security Fine GDPR General Data Protection Regulation ICO Data Breach Information Commissioners Office Marriott Marriott Breach Penalty Starwood Hotel
2019-07-09 15:35:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Zoom Zero-Day Bug Opens Mac Users to Webcam Hijacking

The vulnerability can be exploited on a drive-by basis by a malicious website.

Vulnerabilities Web Security Bug Conferencing CVE-2019–13450 Drive-by Mac Users Video Camera Vulnerability Web Cam Zero Day Zoom
2019-07-09 14:11:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Backdoor discovered in Ruby strong_password library

An eagle-eyed developer has discovered a backdoor recently sneaked into a library (or ‘gem’) used by Ruby on Rails (RoR) web apps to check password strength.

Security Threats Vulnerability Backdoor Development Libraries Password Remote Code Execution Ruby RubyGems Strong_password
2019-07-09 13:53:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
NHS still vulnerable to WannaCry-style cyber-attacks, report warns

UK’s health service needs to beef up cybersecurity

2019-07-09 13:00:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Rapid Incident Response Now Available through Cynet’s Free IR Service Providers Offering

Cynet's 360 platform is ready out-of-the-box, for fast, easy deployment across all endpoints.

Web Security Cynet
2019-07-09 11:52:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Unpatched Zoom client allows any site to force Mac users into video chat

Video conferencing giant faces criticism after downplaying bug

2019-07-09 10:07:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Google suspends Trends emails after revealing murder suspect’s name

People subscribed to Google Trends in New Zealand were emailed the murder suspect's name in violation of a New Zealand court's order.

Google Law & Order Court Order Murder New Zealand Search Suspect Trend Alerts Trends Violation
2019-07-09 09:51:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Firefox to include tracker blocking report feature

Mozilla has introduced a lot of tracker blocking protections into Firefox lately. Now, it is planning a new feature that will let you see how many online snoopers you’ve successfully evaded. A new feature called the Tracking Protections Panel (aka the Protection Report) will tell users how many trackers Firefox blocked in the prior week, […]

Adblocker Mozilla Organisations Privacy Cross-site Tracking Fingerprinting Firefox Online Tracking
2019-07-09 09:35:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Apple aims privacy billboard at Google’s controversial smart-city

It's outside of Sidewalk Labs HQ in Toronto, where Google's sister company is working on stuffing the city with data-collecting sensors.

Apple Google IoT Privacy Alphabet Apple Privacy Billboard IPhone Sidewalk Labs Smart Cities Surveillance

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