Malicious code in test-mlw2-fined-putts (npm)

The package test-mlw2-fined-putts was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-35340 Malicious code in test-mlw2-fined-putts (npm)

The package test-mlw2-fined-putts was found to contain malicious code...

Amazon fined $31 million over privacy breaches, including snooping on kids

By Habiba Rashid The case involves Amazon's settlement with the FTC over security and privacy violations committed by its subsidiaries, Ring and Alexa. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Amazon fined $31 million over privacy breaches, including snooping on kids...

TikTok misused children's data, faces $15.6M fine

TikTok has been ordered to pay a fine of $15.6M £12.7M for failing to protect 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13 from accessing its platform in 2020. The Information Commissioner's Office ICO, the UK's data protection watchdog, imposed the fine after finding the company used children's...

Stalkerware-type app developers fined by NY Attorney General

Stalkerware is a huge problem when it comes to intrusion into peoples personal lives. "Friends", strangers, family members, abusive spouses and many more can potentially dabble in this malignant pastime and cause all manner of trouble for their target. Thanks to the New York Attorney Generals...

TikTok Fined $5.4 Million by French Regulator for Violating Cookie Laws

Popular short-form video hosting service TikTok has been fined €5 million about $5.4 million by the French data protection watchdog for breaking cookie consent rules, making it the latest platform to face similar penalties after Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft since 2020. "Users of 'tiktok.co...

Sephora Fined $1.2 Million for Breaching CCPA and Selling User Data

By Deeba Ahmed Sephora claims it respects consumer privacy and "strives to be transparent about how their personal information is used" to improve customer experience. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sephora Fined $1.2 Million for Breaching CCPA and Selling User Data...

Twitter Used Two-Factor Login Details for Ad Targeting

Twitter was fined $150 million for using phone numbers and email addresses collected for two-factor authentication for ad targeting...

American Express Fined Over Millions of Spam Messages

American Express Services Europe has been fined £90,000 $127,377 by a U.K. regulator, which found the company illegally blasted out 4 million marketing emails to customers who had opted out of receiving them. Critics said the fine, which is nominal for the multi-national financial brand, isn’t...

Facebook Faces £500,000 Fine in U.K. Over Cambridge Analytica Leak

Facebook has been fined £500,000 $664,000 in the U.K. after the country's data protection watchdog concluded that its data-sharing scandal broke the law, making it as the social network's first fine over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Yes, £500,000—that's the maximum fine allowed by the UK's Da...

Facebook slapped with $1.43 million fine for violating users' privacy in Spain

Facebook is once again in trouble regarding its users' privacy. The social media giant has recently been heavily fined once again for a series of privacy violations in Spain. Recently, Google also incurred a record-breaking fine of $2.7 billion €2.42 billion by the European antitrust officials fo...

Zurich Insurance Fined Millions in UK

The UK operation of Zurich Insurance has been fined £2.27m by the Financial Services Authority FSA for losing personal details of 46,000 customers. It is the highest fine levied on a single firm for data security failings. Read the full article. BBC News...