EU plan to compel companies to hand over data outside the EU for legal investigations
EU plan not much different from US Department of Justice EU data grab it opposes
The European Union is working on new laws that would compel technology and social media companies to hand over customer data held outside the European Union, on the grounds of speeding up legal investigations. ...
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Microsoft's EU contracts non-compliant with GDPR, warns European Data Protection Supervisor
Result of ongoing investigation raises 'serious concerns' over Microsoft's compliance with data protection rules, EDPS indicates
Russian hackers hijacked Iranian cyber-attack infrastructure to launch attacks on the UK
Turla, linked to Russia's FSB security agency, hacked Iranian tools and infrastructure to mask its attacks on the UK, US and Middle East
Microsoft SQL Server 11 and 12 backdoor, accessible with 'magic password', linked to Chinese APT
ESET researchers attribute sophisticated MS SQL Server backdoor tool to China's Winnti Group, also known as APT17
Avast targeted in suspected new supply-chain attack
Avast reveals details of new attempted supply-chain attack just two years after CCleaner compromise
Equifax used default 'admin' user name and password to secure hacked portal
Lawsuit claims that Equifax IT security was negligent and that the company made 'false and misleading statements' about its IT security and data protection compliance