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Twitter’s former security chief alleges company misled regulators about security, bots

Business · San Francisco

Twitter’s former security chief alleges company misled regulators about security, bots

Coverage: 136 sources

Former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko is alleging that the social media company has major security deficiencies that threaten privacy on the platform and national security more broadly. Some of the security issues allegedly leave the company vulnerable to disinformation, hacking and foreign spying. The disclosure, sent last month to Congress and federal agencies, paints a picture of a chaotic and reckless environment.See the Story

Instagram fined €405M for violating kids’ privacy

Europe · Dublin

Instagram fined €405M for violating kids’ privacy

43% Left coverage: 61 sources

The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined Meta-owned social media platform Instagram €405 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation. The fine, which is the second-highest fine under the GDPR after a €746 million penalty against Amazon, is the third for a Meta-owned company handed down by the Irish regulator. In an emailed statement, the Irish DPC confirmed the penalty but declined further comment. See the Story

British army says its Twitter and YouTube accounts have been breached

Europe · London

British army says its Twitter and YouTube accounts have been breached

40% Right coverage: 35 sources

The British Army is investigating after its Twitter and YouTube accounts were breached. Army accounts were taken over and used to promote NFT and cryptocurrency schemes. This included YouTube videos posted with the image of entrepreneur Elon Musk. The British Army confirmed the security incident and apologized "for the temporary interruption to our feed"See the Story

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Europe · London

TikTok may be fined £27m for failing to protect children

40% Center coverage: 30 sources

TikTok could face a £27m fine for failing to protect children's privacy when they're using the platform. The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) found the video-sharing platform may have processed the data of under-13s without appropriate consent.See the Story

Europe · Menlo Park

Facebook users report seeing 'random' posts to celebrities in their feed

45% Center coverage: 24 sources

Facebook users around the world have reported issues with their homepage while trying to browse the app. The problems are being highlighted on other social media platforms like Twitter, where people are flocking to post about seeing "random" people posting on the pages of celebrities.See the Story

Twitter · San Francisco

What is Twitter Circle, and how does the new feature work?

44% Left coverage: 9 sources

Twitter is launching its Circle feature, which lets you post a tweet to a select set of people globally. Users can add up to 150 people to their Circle, and currently, they can build only one of them. There's no limit to who you can include in a Circle, so you can go ahead and add Harry Styles, if you want.See the Story

Instagram rolls back changes to app after backlash from users, including Kylie Jenner

78% Left coverage: 9 sources

Instagram said it would pause tests of full-screen photo and video posts. Kylie Jenner and other celebrities joined a user backlash against the changes. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, posted a video on Tuesday explaining the updates. He also acknowledged that some of the changes were still in process, calling them "not yet good"See the Story

Amazon, Microsoft and Google face UK probe over dominance in cloud computing

56% Right coverage: 9 sources

Ofcom will launch a market study of the UK's cloud sector in the next few weeks. The inquiry will assess how well the cloud services market works in the UK. Ofcom also said it would examine other digital markets over the next year, including messaging services such as WhatsApp, FaceTime and Zoom.See the Story

Feds Take Guilty Plea in Pioneering Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Case

38% Left coverage: 8 sources

Nikhil Wahi pleads guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is the brother of Ishan Wahi, who was accused of working with him to profit from confidential information. Nikhil and Ishan were both arrested in July in Seattle and charged with wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy.See the Story

LinkedIn number one brand to be faked in phishing attempts

LinkedIn is the most imitated brand by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal personal information or payment credentials over the quarter. Microsoft was the most striking rise in technology household names being exploited. Some new brands entering the top 10 were Adidas, Adobe and HSBC, although all on low single digits.See the Story

Marriott International

Marriott suffers yet another data breach

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

unknown threat actors managed to steal 20GB worth of data from Marriott's servers. The attackers targeted the company's employees with social engineering techniques. The group also tried to extort Marriott, but the company is said to have refused to pay a ransom fee for the safe return of the data.See the Story

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