Privacy
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UK data watchdog fines sole trader £200,000 over nearly 1m spam texts targeting people in debt
The Information Commissioner’s Office fined Bharat Singh Chand £200,000 after finding he sent 966,449 unsolicited texts about debt and energy grants from hundreds of numbers; the ICO said the messages lacked sender identification, prompted calls from a firm calling itself The Debt Relief Team, generated more than 19,000 complaints and that Chand has appealed the…
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Dentsu says Merkle subsidiary suffered data breach exposing staff and client information
Dentsu disclosed that U.S. subsidiary Merkle suffered a cybersecurity incident that exposed staff and client data, systems were taken offline, data were stolen and impacted individuals are being notified while an investigation continues.
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Google denies reports that 183 million Gmail accounts were breached
Google said reports that 183 million Gmail accounts were breached are false; the dataset cited appears to be an aggregation of infostealer-sourced credentials shared with Have I Been Pwned, and users are advised to enable two-step verification, use passkeys and change exposed passwords.
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Toys “R” Us Canada notifies customers after customer records leaked
Toys “R” Us Canada told customers a threat actor posted stolen customer records on the unindexed internet on July 30, 2025. Third-party investigators confirmed the data’s authenticity, which may include names, addresses, emails and phone numbers; passwords and payment data were not exposed. The company said it has upgraded security and is notifying regulators, and…
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Meta launches new anti-scam tools for WhatsApp and Messenger
Meta introduced new scam-detection features for Messenger and warnings for WhatsApp to help users spot and avoid scams, said the company, and reported disabling nearly 8 million accounts linked to scam centers while removing more than 21,000 impersonating Pages and accounts.
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UK regulator declines formal probe into MoD Afghan data leak, commissioner tells MPs
The UK Information Commissioner told MPs his office decided not to open a formal investigation into a Ministry of Defence data breach that exposed details of Afghan resettlement applicants, citing concerns an inquiry might hinder the MoD’s response and noting resource limits for handling classified material.
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DNS0.EU public DNS service discontinues operations over sustainability issues
The France-based non-profit DNS0.EU has discontinued its public DNS resolver, citing lack of sustainability in time and resources; the team recommended alternatives including DNS4EU and NextDNS.
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Muji halts online sales in Japan after ransomware attack on logistics partner Askul
Muji took its online store offline in Japan after a ransomware attack at logistics partner Askul disrupted orders and shipping; Askul said it suspended operations while investigating possible data leakage, and Muji is notifying affected customers.
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Dutch regulator fines Experian Netherlands EUR 2.7 million for GDPR violations
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Experian Netherlands EUR 2.7 million for multiple GDPR violations after finding the company collected and used personal data from public and private sources without informing individuals, the regulator said.
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Europol: SIMCARTEL takedown leads to seven arrests, thousands of SIM cards seized
European authorities dismantled a network called SIMCARTEL that used SIM boxes to facilitate phishing and other frauds, seizing thousands of SIM cards, making seven arrests and tracing the operation to millions of created accounts, officials said.
