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Older IT vulnerabilities are being attributed as a major source of ransomware attacks, TechTarget reports, citing a joint report produced by four security vendors. The report titled “Ransomware Spotlight Report 2023” is the work of firms Cyber Security Works, Cyware, Ivanti and Securin, which combined their ransomware research work from the year prior.

The Australian Attorney-General's Department released its highly anticipated review of the Privacy Act Thursday, a significant step in the reform of the nation's privacy law. The Privacy Act Review Report includes 116 recommendations based on 30 "key themes and proposals" from stakeholders during the course of the last two years. The potential reforms cover a wide range of issues, and the proposals are open for comment until March 31.

MediaPost reports mobile data broker Kochava used the reasons behind the resignation of U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner Christine Wilson to support its motion to dismiss FTC claims over alleged geolocation data sales. In a filing to a U.S.

A group of insurers, leasing companies, vehicle repair shops and others are calling for regulation in the EU on fair access to connected vehicle data, Reuters reports.