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  1. Germany Bans Facebook from Processing WhatsApp Data

    Privacy regulator bars Facebook from collecting data on WhatsApp users in Germany

  2. AGs Question Safety of Kids-Only Instagram

    Facebook asked to drop plans to create an Instagram for children under the age of 13

  3. #CYBERUK21: Home Secretary Outlines UK Government’s Plan to Tackle Growing Cyber-Threats

    UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, speaks during CYBERUK 2021

  4. #CYBERUK21: We Have Reached a Moment of Reckoning in Cybersecurity, Says GCHQ Director

    Collaboration and diversity are needed to tackle the tech challenges

  5. Amazon: We Blocked 10 Billion Bad Listings in 2020

    Retail giant reveals major counterfeit threat in new report

  6. AXA to Stop Reimbursing Ransom Payments

    Insurer's move in France could drive cybersecurity improvements

  7. Japanese Manufacturer Yamabiko Targeted by Babuk Ransomware

    Report suggests threat actors have already come out of retirement

  8. Four Confess to Bulletproof Hosting

    Conspirators plead guilty to providing ‘bulletproof hosting’ services to cyber-criminals attacking the US

  9. Staff Bonus was “Crass” Phishing Simulation

    "Thank you" email offering bonus to train company employees was a cybersecurity test

  10. University Cancels Exams After Cyber-Attack

    America’s oldest technological research university cancels finals following cyber-intrusion

  11. Malicious UK Website Takedowns Surge 15-Fold in 2020

    UK’s Active Cyber Defence program goes from strength-to-strength

  12. UK/US: Patch These 11 Bugs Now to Thwart Russian Spies

    New report reveals latest SVR tactics

  13. Ransomware Takes Down East Coast Fuel Pipeline

    Emergency legislation issued after critical infrastructure attack

  14. Three Marylanders Indicted Over BEC Scam

    Defendants charged in connection with dating and BEC scams that netted over $2.3m

  15. Lawsuit Filed Over Contact Tracing Data Breach

    State of Pennsylvania and Insight Global accused of cybersecurity failures after PHI exposed

  16. Bot Attacks a Top Cybersecurity Concern

    Majority of security leaders view bot mitigation as a top priority

  17. NCSC Sets Out Security Principles for Smart Cities

    The guidance is designed to help local authorities in the UK build secure smart cities

  18. Millions of Households at Risk from Outdated Routers

    Which report warns many lack regular firmware updates

  19. #COVID19 Researchers Lose a Week's Work to Ryuk Ransomware

    Sophos traces attack back to a stolen password

  20. Misconfigured Database Exposes 200K Fake Amazon Reviewers

    Mass scheme designed to trick e-commerce customers

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