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FTC Bans Kochava Subsidiary from Selling Sensitive Location Data in Landmark Enforcement Settlement
The US Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement banning Kochava and its Collective Data Solutions subsidiary from selling sensitive location data derived from consumer mobile devices — marking the FTC's most significant enforcement action against the location data broker industry. The settlement establishes a precedent with direct implications for any organisation that monetises or purchases precise consumer location data, including advertising technology companies, retail analytics firms, and financial services using location data for fraud detection.
ShinyHunters Claims Breaches at Zara, Carnival, and 7-Eleven — Extortion Deadline Set
Prolific threat actor ShinyHunters posted simultaneous claims of data theft from Inditex/Zara, Carnival Corporation, and 7-Eleven on dark web forums on 21 April, threatening to publish stolen datasets. None of the companies has confirmed the breaches. Given ShinyHunters' track record, claims should be treated as credible pending investigation.