Keywords: Personal Data


French media outlets seek €1.4 billion from Meta over online advertising practices

A coalition of 101 French media organisations and publishers is seeking €1.4 billion in damages from Meta, accusing the technology group of unfair practices in the digital advertising market. The legal action, reported by French newspaper Le Figaro, centres on allegations that the company gained......

Australia Investigates Data Practices Behind Low-Cost Smart Glasses

Australia has launched an investigation into the way personal information is collected and stored through low-cost smart glasses, placing renewed attention on privacy risks surrounding connected consumer devices. The country’s data protection authority said the inquiry is examining the handling......

Pentagon data breach exposes sensitive information linked to millions of personnel

A security breach involving a system operated by the U.S. Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) has exposed sensitive personal information belonging to millions of people connected to the U.S. Department of Defense, raising concerns over the protection of military and civilian personnel records. According......

Meta launches AI agent designed to perform tasks without direct human input

Meta has unveiled a new artificial intelligence agent capable of carrying out a range of tasks on behalf of users, including sending emails, selling a car and booking travel without requiring direct human intervention at every step. The AI agent, called Muse and reportedly known internally as Hatch,......

Spain: Nearly 1,000 Police and Military Personnel Targeted by Sensitive Data Leak

A significant leak of sensitive data targeting Spanish security forces is under investigation. A file of nearly 500 pages, containing personal information on several hundred police officers, civil guards, and military personnel, has reportedly been disseminated online. The professional association Justicia......

Paris prosecutors open investigation into tax administration cyberattack affecting 700,000 accounts

The Paris public prosecutor's cybercrime division has opened a judicial investigation following a cyberattack that compromised data linked to nearly 700,000 users of France's tax administration. The case has been assigned to the Office for Combating Cybercrime (Ofac), which will investigate......

Bloctel data leak exposes 3 million phone numbers ahead of shutdown

France's Bloctel telephone-marketing opt-out service has been hit by a data leak affecting approximately three million phone numbers, just weeks before the system is scheduled to close. The French Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF) confirmed the incident......

Pet owners targeted by phishing scam after I-Cad animal database cyberattack

Pet owners across France are being warned about a new phishing campaign that appears to be linked to a previous cyberattack targeting the country's national animal identification database. Ingenium Animalis, the organisation responsible for managing the I-Cad database, said several users had recently......

France's National Rally reports attempted cyber intrusion, denies large-scale data breach

France's National Rally (RN) has confirmed that it was the target of an attempted cyber intrusion but says an internal technical investigation found no evidence of a large-scale exposure of personal data belonging to party members, elected officials or candidates. The party announced that it intends......