EU data regulator fines Google more than $460 million for location data violations
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A September 21, 2026 cybersecurity and privacy news digest covering a major EU privacy fine against Google for location-data processing, cyberattacks affecting Belgian sports federations and LMU Munich, a reported takeover of Cl0p’s leak site by ShinyHunters, and a court order blocking mass scraping of LinkedIn data. The items primarily involve data protection violations, unauthorized access, extortion operations, and web scraping abuse.
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