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Canadian regulator opens probe of IDScan for allegedly violating data privacy laws

By: Dissent
22 September 2026 at 20:58
Suzanne Smalley reports: Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne has launched a probe of IDScan.net in the wake of reports that a bad actor penetrated company databases to steal personal data and scans of 153 million people’s drivers’ licenses. IDScan.net’s technology is widely used by industry β€” particularly in the retail and hospitality sectors β€”...

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Google fined €403m by Irish data watchdog over location data

By: Dissent
22 September 2026 at 07:55
Brian O’Donovan reports: Tech giant Google has been fined €403m by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over the processing of location data. Under data protection rules, such information must be processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner. The DPC said that its investigation into Google found failures in this regard meaning that people could...

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23 Million User Records Compromised in Gyazo Data BreachΒ 

18 September 2026 at 07:38

Gyazo maker Helpfeel said the attacker exploited a vulnerability in its image upload server to gain unauthorized access.

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Companies Make It Hard to Access Your Personal Data Under State Privacy Laws, CR Finds

By: Dissent
18 September 2026 at 09:02
Derek Kravitz reports: Nearly every time you buy something online or sign up for a loyalty program, you leave behind personal information that can be collected, shared, and sold among companies including advertisers, retailers, and data brokers. This kind of information is sometimes used to charge consumers more for a range of products and services,...

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Epstein had huge cache of child sex pics; victims sue to find out who’s in them

By: Dissent
18 September 2026 at 08:40
Ashley Belanger reports: On Tuesday, two survivors of child sex abuse accused the Justice Department of failing to notify dozens of victims found in Jeffrey Epstein’s massive collection of child sex images. In a proposed class action, survivors explained that Epstein apparently started collecting child sex images in the 1990s, many of which the DOJ...

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First Agentic AI Data Breach Reported to Spanish Regulator

16 September 2026 at 12:39

Spanish regulators say an AI agent chained together a successful login, vulnerability discovery, and access to personal data in a potential milestone for autonomous cyberattacks.

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280,000 Impacted by Premier Medical Group Data Breach

16 September 2026 at 06:47

In June 2026, hackers accessed files containing patients’ names, contact information, diagnosis details, and health insurance information.

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240,000 Hit by Data Breach at Japan’s Digital Agency

15 September 2026 at 07:45

Hackers exploited a vulnerability in a VPN product to steal the personal information of roughly 240,000 people.

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Telus Warns Customers of Account Breaches

14 September 2026 at 05:56

Stolen credentials were used in a multi-month campaign to access subscriber personal data and billing records.

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Manhattan D.A.’s Office Seizes Domains Of 12 Illegal Websites Selling AI-Generated β€œDeep Fakes”

By: Dissent
14 September 2026 at 16:42
September 14, 2026 Marks Largest Known Seizure of AI-Generated Celebrity Deepfake Websites To Date Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the Office’s seizure of 12 domain names of illegal websites used for unlawfully disseminating, publishing, and selling non-consensual celebrity β€œdeepfake” videos. Individuals under investigation allegedly used artificial-intelligence (β€œAI”) image and video creation...

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