Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Investigators Found Months of Unchecked Database Scraping ActivitySouth Korea's privacy regulator fined Coupang a record 624.7 billion won after concluding that weak authentication controls, insider access abuse, evidence destruction and unauthorized data collection contributed to the exposure of personal information belonging to 33.7 million people.

Contractors tasked with improving AI reportedly had access to intimate footage captured through wearables Britain's privacy watchdog is asking questions about Meta's AI-powered smart glasses after reports that human contractors reviewing recordings from the devices were exposed to extremely private moments captured by unsuspecting users.…

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a security flaw that leverages indirect prompt injection targeting Google Gemini as a way to bypass authorization guardrails and use Google Calendar as a data extraction mechanism

Mapping Platform Exposed Addresses and Medical Assistance PlansThe Illinois Department of Human Services is notifying more than 700,000 individuals of a breach involving "incorrect privacy settings" left in place for several year that exposed online data pertaining to Medicare, Medicaid and rehabilitation services recipients.

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), one of Illinois' largest state agencies, accidentally exposed the personal and health data of nearly 700,000 residents due to incorrect privacy settings. [...]

Healthcare sector mergers and acquisitions dramatically amplify cybersecurity and data privacy exposure for potential buyers and sellers, said attorney Jonian Rafti of law firm Proskauer. But there are critical steps entities can take to reduce those risks, he said.

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) is investigating a cyberattack on IT systems supplier Miljödata that exposed data belonging to 1.5 million people. [...]

Proliferating Age Verification Systems a Hacker TargetA vendor breach linked to Discord exposed government ID uploads used in age verification, raising alarms among privacy experts who warn that third-party data collection systems are becoming high-value targets amid rising legislative mandates for online age checks.

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed three now-patched security vulnerabilities impacting Google's Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that, if successfully exploited, could have exposed users to major privacy risks and data theft

Hypori's Lewandowski on Eliminating Data and Apps From Personal DevicesTraditional BYOD strategies rely on managing personal devices directly, which introduces privacy concerns and leaves organizations vulnerable to attacks such as phishing, network compromise and device rooting, said Wayne Lewandowski, chief revenue officer at Hypori.

Nothing terribly valuable taken in data heist, though privacy a little tarnished Global jewelry giant Cartier is writing to customers to confirm their data was exposed to cybercriminals that broke into its systems.…

Researchers discovered 49,000 misconfigured and exposed Access Management Systems (AMS) across multiple industries and countries, which could compromise privacy and physical security in critical sectors. [...]

Researcher spots 110 TB of sensitive info sitting in unprotected database Nearly 32 million records belonging to users of tech from Trackman were left exposed to the internet, sitting in a non-password protected database, for an undetermined amount of time, according to researcher Jeremiah Fowler.…

Privacy authorities in Canada and the United Kingdom have launched a joint investigation to assess the scope of sensitive customer information exposed in last year's 23andMe data breach. [...]

PLUS: Another local government hobbled by ransomware; Huge rise in infostealing malware; and critical vulns In Brief Protecting your privacy online is hard. So hard, in fact, that even a top Israeli spy who managed to stay incognito for 20 years has found himself exposed after one basic error.…

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PLUS: Juniper's support portal leaks customer info; Canada moves to ban Flipper Zero; Critical vulns Infosec In Brief Nearly half the citizens of France have had their data exposed in a massive security breach at two third-party healthcare payment servicers, the French data privacy watchdog disclosed last week.…

The French data privacy regulator has opened an investigation following a data breach affecting two major health insurance firms

Plaintiffs Alleged Google Sought to Cover Up API Flaw That Exposed Private DataSilicon Valley giant Google agreed to settle for $350 million a shareholder lawsuit alleging it mislead investors by attempting to cover up a privacy flaw in now-defunct social network Google+ that resulted in outside applications having access to private profile information.

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