Data Privacy and Security

Meta Platforms’ real-time intelligence on cyber-enabled scams helped law enforcement conduct the “largest ever takedown of fraudulent social media accounts linked to West African scam centers,” US Attorney for... (more story)

Meta Platforms has accused UK regulator Ofcom of seeking the highest possible online safety fines without properly assessing what was needed to deter breaches, a London court hearing heard on Tuesday. Ofcom re... (more story)

EU action against companies misusing their power to exploit customers and consumers is experiencing “an interesting new life” beyond merely scrutinizing prices, Anthony Whelan said. The director-general of the... (more story)

National investigations under the EU’s Digital Services Act could yield results next year, Daniela Brönstrup, vice president of Germany’s Federal Network Agency, said Tuesday, while also noting difficulties in... (more story)

Generative AI is driving a rise in complaints to Ireland’s privacy regulator and is making them more complex, Graham Doyle of the Data Protection Commission said on Tuesday, as other authorities face similar p... (more story)

South Korea’s privacy regulator is working with other government agencies to strengthen defenses against AI-driven cyberattacks and prevent further damage from data breaches. Song Kyung-hee, chair of the Perso... (more story)

The suspected use of artificial intelligence in recent data breaches at South Korean financial companies should serve as a wake-up call to strengthen the country’s defenses, Lee Won-tae, head of the security d... (more story)

Talks between EU lawmakers, member states and the European Commission on the digital simplification package could begin next year, commission official Pavlina Peneva suggested Monday. The European Parliament i... (more story)