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🇵🇱 Wprost
Crime & Justice

Illegally scanned the finances of 100 people. The official was caught thanks to Nawrocki

A Polish official, Urszula S., is facing charges for illegally accessing personal data of 100 individuals, marking a significant breach of privacy laws.

Mar 12 • 10:21 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

INSS CPI appeals against decisions by Dino that barred data privacy breaches such as that of Lulinha

The INSS CPI has appealed a decision by Minister Flávio Dino that suspended the approval of data privacy breaches related to investigations involving Lulinha, the son of President Lula.

Mar 10 • 19:02 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Wrong patient received an invitation for heart surgery – the health data of thousands of people are at risk in welfare areas every year

A patient in Southwest Finland received a heart surgery invitation that was meant for someone else, highlighting recurring issues with privacy breaches that affect thousands annually.

Mar 9 • 06:55 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Federal Police suspects financial crime and advances on resort linked to Toffoli with secrecy breaches

The Federal Police in Brazil suspects financial crimes related to funds linked to the Tayayá resort, associated with Minister Dias Toffoli's family, and plans to investigate further with breaches of privacy and scrutiny of potential irregularities.

Mar 9 • 02:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Outsourced call centre sweeps Centrelink customer privacy breaches ‘under the rug’, staff allege

Allegations have emerged against an outsourced call centre operator regarding pressure to falsify performance metrics and disregard serious privacy breaches involving Centrelink customers.

Mar 8 • 14:00 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
National & Local

Wiretapping: 8-Year Prison Sentence for Surveillance

A court in Greece sentenced four defendants to eight years in prison for violations related to wiretapping and breaches of personal data laws, pending appeal.

Feb 26 • 10:19 UTC
🌍 Africanews
National & Local

Nigeria probes Temu over alleged data privacy breaches

Nigeria's data protection regulator is investigating e-commerce platform Temu for potential violations of data privacy laws affecting Nigerian users.

Feb 17 • 13:34 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

When dating apps get hacked, your private life goes public

Recent breaches at dating apps Bumble and Match by the ShinyHunters hacking group raise concerns over user privacy and data security.

Feb 10 • 12:18 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

Government and ruling party strengthen compensation responsibilities for companies leaking personal information regardless of intent or negligence

The ruling Democratic Party and government in South Korea have decided to enhance legal liability for companies involved in data breaches, imposing heavier penalties and ensuring victims receive compensation, even if the leaks occur unintentionally.

Feb 4 • 02:23 UTC

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