Online dating service company Cupid Media suffered a breach in January this year exposing names, e-mail addresses and passwords in plaintext, The Guardian reports. It appears 42 million have been affected and that the hackers responsible were also responsible for the recent Adobe hack. Affected users are being notified and asked to change their passwords.
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Notes from the Asia-Pacific region, 3 May 2024
Hello from India.
I headed back to India after attending the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2024 in Washington, D.C., and I'm enjoying the lovely spring weather there — straight into what is being considered the hottest summer in Indian history. Talk about reality hitting you in the face. Along with th...
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