This action follows incidents going back to 2017, when, according to the FCA, the company’s parent, Equifax Inc. (EFX), was subject to one of the largest cybersecurity breaches in history. The findings showed that hackers accessed the personal data of approximately 13.8 million people in the UK during this breach. Don’t miss out the latest…
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The company is already dealing with a lawsuit, in which it is accused of transgressing privacy laws, in the United States. The UODO stated that the anonymous complainant alleged that OpenAI neglected to correct erroneous information produced by ChatGPT. The President of UODO, Jan Nowak, said: The case concerns the violation of many provisions on…
Read morePan-Europe financial regulator The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced that it has been informed of an individual operating under the name “Edward Stewart”, using ESMA’s identity and logo. This individual is presenting himself as an employee of ESMA conducting investigations in order to steal personal data and convince the potential victims to transfer…
Read morePaysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS), formerly Optimal Payments, today provided an update regarding its investigation into alleged breaches of customers' data. The company said that third-parties have illegally obtained data related to limited account details from 3.6 million NETELLER accounts and basic personal details relating to 4.2 million Skrill accounts. Paysafe notes that less than 2%…
Read moreCybersecurity issues keep affecting the work of financial services companies... Online payment services provider Optimal Payments Plc (LON:OPAY) has just announced that it is investigating possible breaches of customers' personal data. The investigation relates to media reports of a small amount of customers' personal data being in the public domain. It has been alleged that…
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