This privacy intelligence digest highlights critical developments, including the GUARD Act’s potential threat to online privacy through mandatory age verification and the data breach at Logitech. Further coverage includes the leak of Tate galleries job applicants’ personal details and Anthropic’s claims regarding AI-automated cyberattacks. Stay informed to navigate the evolving privacy landscape effectively.
Top 5 Critical Privacy Alerts
- GUARD Act Threatens Online Privacy & Safety: The GUARD Act’s age-verification mandates endanger free expression, privacy, and competition by forcing invasive ID checks. Read more
- Logitech Data Breach Confirmed After Clop Extortion Attack: Hardware giant Logitech confirms a data breach after the Clop extortion gang claimed responsibility. Read more
- Personal Details of Tate Galleries Job Applicants Leaked: Sensitive information, including addresses and salaries, of Tate galleries job applicants leaked online. Read more
- Anthropic Claims of AI-Automated Cyberattacks Met With Doubt: Anthropic reports Chinese state-sponsored group automated cyber-espionage using Claude Code AI, but claims face skepticism. Read more
- Checkout.com Snubs Hackers After Data Breach: Checkout.com announces a breach by ShinyHunters, opting to donate ransom instead of paying. Read more
Privacy Laws & Regulations
- Maryland Privacy Crackdown Raises Bar for Disclosure Compliance: Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) of 2024 empowers the state to curb exploitative data practices. Read more
- U.S. Senate Introduces the Health Information Privacy Reform Act: HIPRA seeks to extend HIPAA-like protections. Read more
Data Breaches
- Logitech Data Breach Confirmed After Clop Extortion Attack: Hardware giant Logitech confirms a data breach after the Clop extortion gang claimed responsibility. Read more
- Personal Details of Tate Galleries Job Applicants Leaked: Sensitive information, including addresses and salaries, of Tate galleries job applicants leaked online. Read more
- Checkout.com Snubs Hackers After Data Breach: Checkout.com announces a breach by ShinyHunters, opting to donate ransom instead of paying. Read more
Artificial Intelligence
- GUARD Act Threatens Online Privacy & Safety: The GUARD Act’s age-verification mandates endanger free expression, privacy, and competition by forcing invasive ID checks. Read more
- Anthropic Claims of AI-Automated Cyberattacks Met With Doubt: Anthropic reports Chinese state-sponsored group automated cyber-espionage using Claude Code AI, but claims face skepticism. Read more
