Security
Our analysis of all 8,077 HHS breach reports since 2009: 622 large healthcare data breaches in 2026 so far, the biggest ones, causes, vendors, costs, HIPAA fines and healthcare GDPR fines in Europe.
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News
Many Electron desktop apps, Session and Filen among them, still trust October’s cracked eMudhra certificates. Some also skip update signature checks, which opens a path to fake updates.
Laura Bede -
News
An iPhone app could record after the user tapped “Don’t Allow”, with no orange dot. Apple fixed it in August; iOS 27’s notes don’t list it.
Miklos Zoltan -
News
Proton removed one of the most-voted ideas on its own feedback forum, a call for CEO Andy Yen to step down, and closed similar posts on Monday as off-topic.
Laura Bede -
Security
Our analysis of all 8,077 HHS breach reports since 2009: 622 large healthcare data breaches in 2026 so far, the biggest ones, causes, vendors, costs, HIPAA fines and healthcare GDPR fines in Europe.
Miklos Zoltan -
Privacy
Our analysis of California’s 2026 data broker registry: 625 brokers, who collects location and immigration data, who sells to police, the government and AI developers, and what happens to deletion requests.
Miklos Zoltan -
Security
The Binance hack, $11.4 billion in US crypto fraud losses, pig butchering, AI and wrench attacks: sourced 2025 and 2026 crypto scam statistics, the biggest thefts, and our state-by-state analysis of FBI data.
Miklos Zoltan -
Privacy
Data brokers sell your home address, phone number and relatives’ names to anyone who asks. Here’s how to find your listings, opt out step by step, use your legal rights and keep your information from coming back.
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Daily Quotes
"Privacy is not an option, and it shouldn't be the price we accept for just getting on the Internet."
Companies such as Facebook and Google track you to sell highly personalized advertising space to the highest bidder.
They know who your friends are, what you’re interested in, how likely you are to watch a certain video, your political leanings, and even which websites you visit.
Governments monitor your activities by passing laws that force ISPs to provide information on every character you type into a search engine and every webpage you visit. They can track your location through mobile phone triangulation and follow you using extensive networks of CCTV cameras. Additionally, they continually attempt to weaken strong encryption, which protects our data from being easily accessed.
Hackers and cybercriminals constantly search for vulnerabilities in the systems companies use to store users’ data. They employ sophisticated social engineering attacks to trick people into willingly handing over their data. Major data breaches occur at an alarming rate and continue to increase in frequency. In the US, a computer is targeted in a hacking attempt every 25 seconds, and the global cost of cybercrime is projected to reach $6 trillion in 2021.
The consequences of your data falling into the wrong hands can be severe. This can range from having to change your passwords, having your emails published, and your website memberships becoming public knowledge, to being denied credit because someone has taken out a loan in your name.
PrivacyAffairs is an information provider and content creator dedicated to helping you understand how to protect your private data and avoid becoming a victim of a data breach or cyber attack. We report important news, research vulnerable consumer and professional technologies, and provide information on how to keep your information safe from rogue companies, intrusive governments, cybercriminals, and anyone else who might harm you by stealing or intercepting your data.