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A previously undocumented threat actor known as Silent Lynx has been linked to cyber attacks targeting various entities in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan
OneTrust's Ojas Rege Details Act Requirements, AI Governance ChallengesThe first set of rules banning high-risk AI systems under the European Union AI Act went into effect on Sunday. Starting this week, companies are now barred from deploying AI-driven emotion recognition in the workplace and schools. OneTrust's Ojas Rege discusses the implications.
The FBI joined authorities across Europe last week in seizing domain names for Cracked and Nulled, English-language cybercrime forums with millions of users that trafficked in stolen data, hacking tools and malware. An investigation into the history of these communities shows their apparent co-founders quite openly operate an Internet service provider and a pair of e-commerce platforms catering to buyers and sellers on both forums.
The first Apple-notarized porn app, "Hot Tub," is now available to iPhone users in Europe through the alternative app marketplace, AltStore PAL. [...]
At the Same Time, the Total Number of Breach Notifications to Consumers IncreasedThe total amount of annual fines imposed by European privacy regulators fell in 2024 for the first time since the EU's pioneering data protection law came into effect, even as the number of data breach notifications continued to increase, report legal privacy researchers.
A new Europol report warns of major challenges accessing and analyzing data for cybercrime investigations
Nulled and Cracked had a Lorelai-cal rise - until Operation Talent stepped in Law enforcement officers across Europe assembled again to collectively disrupt major facilitators of cybercrime, with at least one of those cuffed apparently a fan of the dramedy series The Gilmore Girls.…