German Court Rules on User Data Compensation from Meta Following 2018-2019 Breach In a significant legal development, a German court ruled on Monday that Facebook users whose data was improperly accessed between 2018 and 2019 are entitled to compensation. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in Germany has established that…
Increasingly sophisticated phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkits, particularly one known as EvilProxy, are being employed by threat actors to execute account takeover attacks targeting senior executives within major corporations. This trend underscores a growing vulnerability among high-ranking officials in the corporate landscape, particularly as the proliferation of remote work and digital transactions…
The Supreme Court is currently divided in its deliberations regarding a significant legal case involving Facebook and the implications of a major data breach. This case has drawn attention not only for its relevance to Facebook but also for its broader implications in the realm of data privacy and security.…
Case Overview A pivotal legal confrontation is looming as the U.S. Supreme Court gears up to hear arguments in a high-profile case involving Facebook, now known as Meta. The lawsuit revolves around the company’s alleged failure to properly disclose a substantial data breach related to Cambridge Analytica, a scandal that…
CASE PREVIEW: Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank In a pivotal moment for securities law, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in the case of Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank on Wednesday at 10 a.m. This case springs from the 2015 data breach involving Cambridge Analytica and Facebook and is…
Emerging Cyber Threats Target Facebook Users Amid Fraudulent Campaigns Recent reports indicate a concerning rise in cyber threats targeting Facebook, with a particularly aggressive malvertising campaign distributing SYS01Stealer malware. This campaign underscores the vulnerabilities that exist on social media platforms, where lapses in basic cybersecurity hygiene can expose users to…
Stargazer Goblin Exploits GitHub for Malware Distribution An ongoing cyber threat has emerged from a group known as Stargazer Goblin, which has established an extensive network of fraudulent GitHub accounts for the distribution of various types of information-stealing malware. Over the past year, this operation is estimated to have generated…
In what has been recognized as the largest data breach to date, Yahoo is facing a significant existential challenge following the disclosure that approximately 500 million user accounts have been compromised. This incident complicates matters for the company, which has already been grappling with a noticeable decline in email traffic.…
Data Harvesting Scandal: Cambridge Academic Alleges Scapegoating by Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Aleksandr Kogan, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Cambridge, has publicly asserted that he is being unfairly targeted amidst allegations of data misuse by Facebook and the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica (CA). The scandal erupted…
