DOJ raises privacy concerns over potential sale of Character.AI chats
2026-11-01T20:51:49Z•bf367e58d831e523c2196b1e8c48eb00c2f335ef2761a9d57173ca5b0a71334e
GCHQSocial Security numbersSyrian Electronic Armycybercrime prosecutiondata breachdata governancegovernment systemshacktivisminsider riskpayment card datapersonally identifiable informationprivacysensitive data exposurewebsite breach
What happened
The feed reports multiple privacy and cybersecurity incidents: a fashion retailer disclosed theft of customer payment card information; Florida reported exposure of Social Security numbers for approximately 4.9 million people through a financial-aid website breach; a Syrian Electronic Army hacker was sentenced for attacks on Western targets; and a UK watchdog criticized GCHQ for failing to account for thousands of data-storage devices. It also covers DOJ concerns about privacy controls for potentially sold Character.AI chat data.
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