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Amazon’s Cloud offering provides reasonable security tools in order to prevent technical infiltration from outside attempts. However, breaches due to unknown bugs, security exploits or plain old human error can occur to even the best safeguards current technology can offer. The use of the cloud as a storage container and remote application host has grown […]
KrisFlyer, the frequent flyer program of Singapore Airlines is facing a critical software bug that caused 285 of its members to have their personal information exposed to other KrisFlyer members. Singapore Airlines has blamed this issue to a bug in their website, that caused details of their frequent fliers to leak, including the member’s full […]
If think Facebook is collecting data after you have gone through all that stories, and want to quit or already did it, then let you be confirmed that Facebook is still tracking you. As reported in Threatpost, that a report was presented by Privacy International on Saturday here at 35C3 that reads ‘Facebook collects data […]
Reports reveal that user payment data was stolen from many local Click2Gov government systems across US cities. There were rumors surfacing last year itself that the local government portal service may have been subject to a data breach. There were some reports later, in October 2017 and June 2018, which confirmed the happening of a […]
Human error has a lot to do with increased cybersecurity risks for any organization today, large or small. Even with reliable and established IT policies in place, as long as the firm has a weak principle of IT audit and negligence dealing with small items in the agenda, things that are unexpected can fall into […]
As reported in Hacker news, British and Dutch data protection regulators Tuesday hit the ride-sharing company Uber with a total fine of $1,170,892 (~ 1.1 million) for failing to protect its customers’ personal information during a 2016 cyber-attack involving millions of users. Late last year, Uber unveiled that the company had suffered a massive data […]
Aimed at preventing leaks of personal information from state agencies, Russia has drawn up a bill, a move that follows publication of details of Russians allegedly involved in covert intelligence operations abroad. Based on reports from Reuters and Interfax, the bill, produced by Russia’s communications ministry, bars unauthorized people from creating and publishing databases of […]
Amazon says “a technical error on its website disclosed customer information during the busiest shopping period of the year. The online retail giant though revealed the technical error and said it has fixed the issue and emailed all the affected customers. An Amazon spokesman did not answer the questions, like how many people were impacted […]
Identity theft by Identity Thief is the ponder utilization of another person’s character, it is a genuine wrongdoing(a serious crime). Identity Thief utilizes data about anybody without their consent. They could utilize name and address; Visa or financial balance numbers; Social Security number and substantially other valuable data. When data fraud happens, it is difficult to recover the […]
A health data breach that impacted the Healthcare.gov portal last month could reportedly have helped hackers steal sensitive personal data like partial SSNs (Social Security Numbers), immigration status, tax information etc. CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services) had, in October, admitted to a […]
In a data breach notification letter addressed to the California attorney general’s office, HSBC said that somewhere between 4 and 14th October, unauthorized users accessed the accounts. The information compromised possibly contains the full name, mailing address, and phone number, and email address, date of birth, account numbers, account types, account balances, transaction history, payee […]
Cybercriminals have devised a new way of hacking cardless ATMs using SMS-based phishing attacks. It has become a new trend with many financial institutions to offer cardless ATM transactions, thereby allowing customers to withdraw cash using only their mobile phones. This definitely makes things easier for the customer, but it does make things easy for […]
The fallout against Facebook has started, caused by the user data exposure breach due to its Cambridge-Analytica fiasco, starting with the UK’s ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office). ICO has slapped the social media giant a whopping $645,000 of initial fines due to the breach, under the 1998 UK Data Protection Act, the security breach also affects […]
Seems like Google is determined to make it all hard for those many people who rely on customers’ data extracted by mobile apps; the internet giant has reportedly decided to limit the extent to which third-party apps can access user data. This decision by Google would affect startups, e-commerce companies and many financial technology platforms […]
GDPR is finally here, and it’s time to start discussing how its various legal aspects will affect data security in the wake of the new regulations. Let’s begin with a brief introduction about GDPR… The GDPR: A Brief Introduction The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, is a regulation […]
The social media monster, Facebook Inc., is currently battling some serious privacy issues. Although top U.S. senators continue to press the company for a response to this issue, Facebook appears to have missed the deadline for briefing politicians on the details of sharing user data with device makers. The Republican chairman and top Democrat, Senator […]
In a bid to make things easier for users while signing in, Facebook has endeavored to make two-factor authentication easier to set up. The two-factor authentication is always looked upon as a key factor as regards cybersecurity, but it could make signing in a pain for users, to a small extent at least. Now, Facebook […]
Organizations that gather data of citizens in the European Union (EU) nations should agree to strict new standards around ensuring client information by May 25. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is relied upon to set another standard for consumer rights with respect to their information, however, organizations will be tested as they set up […]
Data protection, whether related to personal customer or patient information, is critical across virtually all industries. A survey made by information security trainingresearchers revealed that while USB drives are ubiquitous and widely used by employees across all industries, security policies for these devices are often severely outdated or inadequate for protecting critical enterprise data. Also, by […]
Mobile phone manufacturer and vendor OnePlus has been targeted by hackers, leading to a data breach that has exposed customers’ personal information. As per reports, sensitive credit card information of as many as 40,000 customers have been stolen as a result of the security breach that has hit Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus. The company had […]
Thinking of buying a domain name- a new one or a used one? Well, when you think of registering a new domain or buying a used one, there are certain things that you should be aware of. We live in a world where cyber security is so critical that it has become everyone’s responsibility. Everyone […]