Cyber Security
Meta fined €1.2bn for violating GDPR
The fine from Ireland’s privacy regulator is a record for breach of EU data protection regulation.
GDPR
Cyber Security
WhatsApp fined €5.5m for GDPR violations
The Irish Data Protection Commission fined WhatsApp for violating data protection laws.
Cyber Security
TikTok fined $5.4 M by France 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 violating cookie consent rules. The…
Cyber Security
Amazon hit with record $888 Million GDPR fine for behavioral advertising
Amazon has been hit with a record-breaking €746 million fine for alleged GDPR violations for how it performs targeted behavioral advertising. The huge fine was imposed…
Protect
German laptop retailer fined €10.4m for video-monitoring employees
Online laptop and electronic goods retailer NBB was fined €10.4M by German data regulator LfD for video-monitoring employees.
Data Breaches
Marriott fined £18.4m for customer data breach
Marriott International hotel chain has been fined £18.4m for a data breach that exposed the information of millions of guests worldwide. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)…
Cyber Security
H&M fined €35.2m for GDPR violations
Hamburg Data Protection Authority fined H & M for excessive use of employee data.
Data Breaches
Airbnb at risk of massive fine for data breach
Data breach in Airbnb’s system was due to a technical issue but was immediately fixed.
