Endpoint Security, Litigation, Standards, Regulations & Compliance Jury Awards Meta $167 Million for WhatsApp Hack by NSO Group Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • May 6, 2025 Image: Shutterstock In a significant legal victory for cybersecurity, Meta has secured a verdict of $167 million in punitive damages against NSO Group, an Israeli…
Last year, Apple introduced a feature called Private Cloud Compute for its AI platform, Apple Intelligence. Users have the option to enable this feature in the Messages app, which utilizes end-to-end encryption to summarize messages and generate “Smart Reply” options on both iPhones and Macs. When comparing Private Cloud Compute…
Data Privacy, Data Security European Commission Issues 500 Million Euro Fine Against Apple Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 23, 2025 Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, at a press conference in Paris on May 24, 2018. (Image: Frederic Legrand / Shutterstock) European regulators have taken action against Facebook, issuing a substantial…
Security Concerns Rise as AI Systems Expose Sensitive Information Recent findings from UpGuard have identified 400 exposed artificial intelligence systems, all linked by their usage of the open-source AI framework llama.cpp. This framework is designed to facilitate the deployment of AI models on user servers, allowing businesses to harness advanced…
Data Breach Notification: Blue Shield of California’s PHI Incident Linked to Google Analytics Misconfiguration In a significant data breach notification, Blue Shield of California has informed its members that their protected health information (PHI) may have been inadvertently shared with Google for advertising purposes for nearly three years. This breach…
Llama 4 Scout and Maverick Under Fire for Benchmarking Practices Meta Platforms has recently introduced two new large language models: Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. These models, designed to enhance artificial intelligence capabilities while reducing computational costs, have sparked controversy regarding their benchmarking methodologies. Critics are raising concerns…
Cybersecurity Insights: The Battle Against Password Management Issues A recent study by Heepsy sheds light on the platforms most plagued by password recovery attempts, revealing alarming trends regarding user difficulties in managing credentials. The research analyzed search behavior across 35 popular social media platforms to gauge the frequency of password-related…
Big Tech Dynamics and Data Privacy in the Trump Era Recent requests from law enforcement agencies for user data from major tech companies such as Apple, Google, and Meta have highlighted the pivotal role these corporations play in determining government access to personal information, including sensitive location data. Consequently, the…
Investigation into Microsoft’s $13 Billion OpenAI Investment Initiated in 2023 Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • March 6, 2025 Image: Shutterstock The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided not to proceed with an investigation into the strategic partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, following Microsoft’s substantial $13 billion investment in the…
