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French Watchdog Fines Google, Shein Record $553.9 Million Over Cookies

By Kim S. Nash

 

Hello. Beware your company's use of cookies. 

France’s data protection authority fined Alphabet’s Google and online retailer Shein a combined 475 million euros ($553.9 million) over concerns the companies are flouting French regulations around cookies.

The watchdog said Google should have asked for users’ consent to display advertisements in emails through Gmail’s “Promotions” and “Social” tabs, saying that 53 million individuals had illegally been served such ads. Read the full story. 

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Mystery attack: Wytec International, which provides cellular services and safety tech such as gunshot detection systems, said two hacks of its website have disrupted operations. The financial fallout from the August incidents "will likely be significant," the San Antonio, Texas-based company said in a regulatory disclosure. Wytec said it "has received no contact from the bad actor, nor is it aware of any reason for this attack." (SecurityWeek)

Employees fall for phishing scams at about the same rate, whether they’ve had training or not, a new study says. The researchers found that on average, employees who received training of any sort had only a 1.7% lower failure rate than employees who had no training. (WSJ)

Going right to the source: Pro-North Korea hackers recently launched a campaign targeting Validin, which runs a threat-intelligence portal.

  • The goal apparently was to mine for bugs and vulnerabilities to exploit in fake tech worker scams, according to cyber company SentinelOne, which investigated the attack with Validin. (InfoSecurity Magazine)
40,000

Number of tech vulnerabilities published last year by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (CyberScoop)

 

About Us

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten, James Rundle and Catherine Stupp. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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