Cencora notifies individuals about data stolen earlier this year
By Leroy Leo and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) - U.S. drug distributor Cencora has notified affected individuals that their personal and highly sensitive medical information was stolen during a cyberattack and data breach earlier this year, the company said on Friday. The company,
Mexico’s Megacable, Nokia announce successful data transmission test in connectivity plan
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican telecommunications company Megacable said on Wednesday it executed a successful long-distance optical transmission test with Finnish telecom equipment supplier Nokia as it aims to scale up the capacity of its network. The transmission test
Google to destroy browsing data to settle consumer privacy lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately. Terms of the settlement were filed on Monday in the
AT&T says leaked data set impacts about 73 million current, former account holders
By Gursimran Kaur (Reuters) - Telecom company AT&T said on Saturday that it is investigating a data set released on the "dark web" about two weeks ago, and said that its preliminary analysis shows it has impacted approximately 7.6 million current
China relaxes security review rules for some data exports
By Ella Cao, Ethan Wang and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - China's cyberspace regulator on Friday issued rules to facilitate and regulate cross-border data flow, clarifying reporting standards for security assessments of important data exports. Data collected and generated in activities such
US says to investigate national security data risks from Chinese vehicles
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday the United States is opening an investigation into whether Chinese vehicle imports pose national security risks and could impose restrictions due to concerns about "connected" car technology. The U.S. Commerce
Hackers advertise sale of 23andMe data on leaked data forum
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A hacker is advertising millions of "pieces of data" stolen from the family genetics websites 23andMe, according to posts made to an online forum where digital thieves often advertise leaked data. 23andMe said in a statement
TikTok fined 345 million euros over handling of children’s data in Europe
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - TikTok has been fined 345 million euros ($370 million) for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children's personal data in the European Union, its lead regulator in the bloc said on Friday. The Chinese-owned short-video
Snowflake beats quarterly estimates on strong demand for data management services
By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) - Cloud data analytics company Snowflake beat second-quarter revenue and profit estimates on Wednesday, boosted by rising data management and storage needs of businesses amid a surge in the use of generative artificial intelligence. Shares of the company