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GDPR works, but only where someone enforces it

A new measurement study of web tracking across ten countries offers a reality check for anyone working on privacy compliance. Researchers crawled the same set of globally popular websites from virtual machines located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and California. The results show that European privacy law does reduce tracking, and that most of the reduction happens in the two jurisdictions where regulators bring cases. The headline numbers … More → The post GDPR works, but only where someone enforces it appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Ransomware, fraud, and lawsuits drive cyber insurance claims to new peaks

The 2026 InsurSec Report from At-Bay, covering more than 100,000 policy years of claims data, documents a 7% year-over-year rise in overall claim frequency and an all-time high average severity of $221,000. Ransomware severity reached $508,000, up 16% from the prior year, making it the costliest incident type by a wide margin. Remote access weaknesses dominate ransomware entry Remote access services served as the entry point for 87% of ransomware claims in 2025, up from … More → The post Ransomware, fraud, and lawsuits drive cyber insurance claims to new peaks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Google’s Workspace Intelligence promises privacy while running on your data

Security and data governance are among the key considerations in Google’s latest AI update, which introduces Workspace Intelligence within Google Workspace. Google describes the feature as “a secure, dynamic system that inherently understands complex semantic relationships within your Workspace apps (such as Docs, Slides, or Gmail) content, your active projects, your collaborators, and your organization’s domain knowledge.” “Workspace Intelligence is built on the same reliable, secure, and compliant infrastructure as the rest of Workspace,” Yulie … More → The post Google’s Workspace Intelligence promises privacy while running on your data appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Cyberattack on French government agency triggers phishing alert

France Titres, a French government agency, has disclosed a data breach that may have exposed user data from its online portal. France Titres, also known as the Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), operates under the French Ministry of the Interior and manages systems for official identity and registration documents, including driver’s licences, national ID cards, passports, and immigration documents. According to the agency, the incident was detected on Wednesday, April 15, and remains under … More → The post Cyberattack on French government agency triggers phishing alert appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Prove Identity Platform connects verification, authentication, and fraud prevention

Prove has launched the Prove Identity Platform, turning identity verification into an ongoing, real-time process for users, businesses, and AI agents. AI agents are already initiating real transactions on behalf of real people. OpenAI and Stripe launched the Agentic Commerce Protocol in September. Visa named Anthropic, OpenAI, and Perplexity as agentic commerce partners. As that shift accelerates, the central question facing every organization becomes: Is this person real, and did they authorize this specific action, … More → The post Prove Identity Platform connects verification, authentication, and fraud prevention appeared first on Help Net Security.
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New Mirai variants target routers and DVRs in parallel campaigns

Hidden inside newly discovered botnet malware is an unusual message from its creator: “AI.NEEDS.TO.DIE”. Dubbed “tuxnokill” by researchers at Akamai, the malware is one of two fresh Mirai botnet variants documented this month by major cybersecurity firms and, judging by the aforementioned hard-coded string, this particular variant might have been coded the old-fashioned way. “Tuxnokill” and “Nexcorium” Based on hits on the company’s global network of honeypots, Akamai found that tuxnokill is spreading through CVE-2025-29635, … More → The post New Mirai variants target routers and DVRs in parallel campaigns appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Acronis GenAI Protection gives MSPs control over AI usage and data risks

Acronis has launced Acronis GenAI Protection, a monitoring and security solution that enables managed service providers (MSPs) to control generative AI usage across client environments, preventing sensitive data exposure and protecting against malicious prompt manipulation. Acronis GenAI Protection represents the initial phase of Acronis Cyber Workspace, with additional capabilities planned for release to deliver a protected AI workspace, natively integrated into the Acronis platform. As organisations rapidly adopt generative AI tools, businesses face growing risks … More → The post Acronis GenAI Protection gives MSPs control over AI usage and data risks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Elastic MCP Apps bring security and observability workflows into AI tools

Elastic has announced MCP Apps for Elastic, delivering agent-native UI experiences for security and observability workflows across third-party coding tools and chat clients. The new MCP Apps enable teams to investigate threats, diagnose system behavior, and act on data directly within the AI tools they already use, without switching tools or stitching together separate systems. Built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) apps spec, the open standard co-authored by Anthropic and OpenAI, these apps allow … More → The post Elastic MCP Apps bring security and observability workflows into AI tools appeared first on Help Net Security.
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