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Latest News in Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • February 20, 2026

    Bumble Allowed 'Massive' Data Breach, Class Action Claims

    Dating app Bumble failed to protect users' personal information stored in the company's information network, making it vulnerable to a recent data breach by a cybercriminal operation known as ShinyHunters, a Texas woman alleged in a proposed class action.

  • February 20, 2026

    Roblox Faces Calif. Lawsuit Over Child Safety Failures

    Roblox built a multibillion-dollar business by marketing its online gaming site as safe for children, but knowingly allowed its platform to become a "hunting ground for predators" where adults systematically groom and sexually exploit minors, according to a civil enforcement action brought by Los Angeles County.

  • February 20, 2026

    Social Media Cases Atty In Hot Water Over Courthouse Filming

    A Los Angeles judge on Friday ripped into an attorney for the plaintiff in a bellwether suit alleging Meta and Google's social media platforms harm childrens' mental health, stripping the attorney of his seat on the plaintiffs' steering committee for violating court rules by twice filming inside the courthouse.

  • February 20, 2026

    Credit One Bank Pays $10M In Calif. DAs' Suit Over Debt Calls

    Credit One Bank will pay $10.2 million to settle a lawsuit from a group of California district attorneys alleging it inundated consumers with excessive debt collection calls, even when they had no account with the bank, three years after the Ninth Circuit held that district attorneys can sue banks over such calls.

  • February 20, 2026

    State Privacy Watch: 4 Legislative Developments To Know

    In the first weeks of 2026, state lawmakers pushed policy initiatives aimed at protecting consumers' most sensitive personal data, with two states moving closer to banning companies from selling location data and South Carolina becoming the latest to establish enhanced digital safeguards for minors despite continued industry pushback. 

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