TechCrunch reports genetic testing company 23andMe's October data breach swept up 6.9 million individuals after the company initially reported approximately 14,000 individuals were affected. The newly-discovered depth of the breach came after the company learned individuals utilizing the consent-bas...

Welcome to the biggest week in privacy in the ANZ region — IAPP ANZ Summit 2023 week. As I write this article, the region's privacy pros are jetting into Sydney for the two-day gathering where they will have the opportunity to reconnect with friends and colleagues and share in networking, content a...

Enforcement of New South Wales' Mandatory Notification of Data Breach Scheme began 28 Nov. Brought on by amendments to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act, the notification scheme requires breach reporting to the privacy commissioner's office with breaches of "personal or health info...

IT service management company Okta announced hackers stole the data of all customer support users, Reuters reports. Okta said hackers obtained a report containing names and email addresses of all clients. Zeroed-In Technologies experienced a major data breach that compromised the data of approxim...

Uruguay's Regulatory and Control Unit of Personal Data issued a resolution recognizing data protection adequacy to facilitate data transfers with South Korea and organizations participating in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The authority noted the European Commission's recognition of adequate d...