The Latest Breaking News on Cybersecurity

Understanding VPN protocols: OpenVPN, L2TP, WireGuard & more

Every VPN uses a protocol to encrypt your data, but there are a number of options – good and bad – to choose from. Here's our full rundown.

Tom’s Guide · May 23, 2023

Apple: Update your iPhones and iPads urgently to avoid being hacked

The tech giant warns that there are three cybersecurity flaws, known commonly as ‘zero-day exploits’, that are being actively exploited by hackers and cybercriminals on unpatched devices

Evening Standard · May 23, 2023

TechScape: Warnings of a ‘splinternet’ were greatly exaggerated – until now

In this week’s newsletter: Facebook has been hit with a €1.2bn fine by EU regulators, and the cracks in the fault lines of data regulations are showing. Could that be a good thing?

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

Meta fined record amount in EU over US data transfers

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. was hit by a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) European Union privacy fine and given a deadline to stop shipping users’ data to the US after regulators said it failed to protect personal information from the American security services.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023

‘Pig butchering’ and dodgy apps: four convincing scams to watch out for

Fake apps and romance ruses are among the “most devious and convincing scams” that consumers could be duped by this year, according to new analysis. 

The Week · May 22, 2023

Facebook parent Meta hit with record fine for transferring European user data to US

The European Union has slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine and ordered it to stop transferring user data across the Atlantic

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Meta fined record $1.3 billion in EU over US data transfers

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc was hit by a record €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) European Union privacy fine and given a deadline to stop shipping users’ data to the US after regulators said it failed to protect personal information from the prying eyes of American security services.

The Times of India · May 22, 2023

Fancy Bear Goes Phishing by Scott Shapiro review – a gripping study of five extraordinary hacks

A professor of law who’s a computer geek carves an undaunted path through the conceptual and technical undergrowth in this illuminating tour of cyberspace’s dark side

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology in Mysuru signs MoU with ISAC for cyber security capacity building

The Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (ISAC), a cyber security non-profit foundation, has entered into a MoU with Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology (VVIET) in Mysuru, in an effort to bridge the gap between demand and availability of a talent pool of cyber security professionals in different domains.

The Hindu · May 21, 2023

Facebook to be fined £648m for mishandling user information

Decision by Ireland’s privacy regulator will set record for breach of EU’s data protection rules

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023