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The flaw was presented in a new feature of the social network, implemented to comply with the GDPR A security flaw in “Download Your Data”, the recently launched Instagram tool, could have exposed the passwords of some users, as reported by specialists in digital forensics from the International Institute of Cyber Security. The tool, launched […]
The $1 trillion company is unaware about the causes of the incident Amazon has suffered a security incident in its data management system, according to specialists in digital forensics from the International Institute of Cyber Security, it is unknown if the company has already notified to the authorities about the situation; in addition, the […]
Recently, we saw the launch of Google Home Hub that came integrated with Google Nest — a smart home surveillance feature. While the idea of a smart home does sound exciting, you might want to think twice as the data gathered from surveillance can be accessed by government bodies as well. A recent report by Forbes, […]
The distribution of latest Windows 10 update for October 2018, released by Microsoft this week, has been halted after reports about it causing grave data loss started emerging. Dubbed version 1089, the update was released for Windows 10 users to check for updates manually but it turns out that it is deleting user data including […]
If you are a VPN user it is time to come out from the myth that every VPN is here to secure your privacy. Internet censorship is on the rise, and data from Freedom on the Net, based on an annual assessment of the situation of Internet freedom in 65 countries, reveals that not only […]
There is a Windows file named WaitList.dat that covertly collects your passwords and email information, with the help of Windows Search Indexer service. Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) expert Barnaby Skeggs first discovered the information about the file back in 2016 but wasn’t paid much attention. However, in after a new and exclusive interview with ZDNet – […]
Another day, another trove of medical records leaked online, thanks to a misconfigured AWS S3 bucket. Medical records are considered to be sensitive documents and when a malicious third party has access to them it is a bad news as these records can be used for fraud, blackmailing and marketing purposes against patients’ will. However, […]
A survey reflects the problems the mobile phone users face in the Asian country A survey conducted by cyber security organization experts in China has revealed that 85% of mobile apps users in that country have experienced data leaks. For the vast majority of users, leaks meant receiving constant calls and messages from sales departments and advertisers, […]
Information of 261K users has been exposed Atlas Quantum Sunday, a cryptocurrency investment platform announced that it has been the victim of a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 261K customers. According to cyber security organization experts, this platform allows users to purchase and sell Bitcoin on several other cryptocurrency trading platforms and provides […]
The stolen data also includes “encrypted” passwords. Another day, another T-Mobile data breach. This time, the telecommunication giant T-Mobile has announced that it has suffered a data breach in which unknown hackers have stolen personal data of 2 million customers. According to the official statement by T-Mobile, on August 20th, its cybersecurity firm identified an unauthorized access to certain information […]
The company has recognized the security flaw Enterprise network security specialists report that a hacker who compromised the accounts of some Reddit employees who work with the company’s source hosting and cloud providers penetrated some of their systems and accessed users’ data, including email addresses and a backup of a database containing old passwords. “We […]
The IT security researchers at cyber resilience firm Upguard discovered a massive trove of highly sensitive data publically available to be accessed by anyone. The data belonged to hundreds of automotive giants including Tesla, Ford, Toyota, GM, Fiat, ThyssenKrupp, and Volkswagen – Thanks to a publically exposed server owned by Level One Robotics, a Canadian firm providing industrial automation services. The data […]
Telefonica, a telecom operator based in Spain, has become a victim of a security breach after hackers managed to exploit a vulnerability that led to the exposure of private data of millions of Telefonica customers while leaking billing data of other customers. The billing data is easily accessible by the general public simply by logging […]
A flash drive or USB may provide a capacity as large as 2TB or could have a small space of 256 MB but it caters the individuals in many aspects especially to store data. However, with the perspective of security, these USB drives could prove to be vulnerable to your devices. In the mid of […]
Google says third-party developers can read your Gmail because you allow them. In 2014, during a lawsuit hearing, Google acknowledged that the company reads users’ emails and that Gmail users should not expect privacy. Then, in June last year, Google announced that it will stop analyzing user’s personal emails for targeted advertising purposes. However, now, […]
The National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom has suffered a data breach in which sensitive health-related data of over 150,000 patients have been exposed. The data breach took place due to a coding error in the software used by GPs, TPP’s SystmOne and affected patients who did not opt-in to share their data that NHS […]
Another day, another data breach – Adidas believes hackers did not steal customers’ credit card or health and fitness data. One of the world’s largest sportswear manufacturer Adidas has announced that hackers have targeted its US website and as a result, personal details of millions of Adidas US customers have been stolen. According to Addidas, it is […]
Last year the credit reporting firm Equifax revealed how unknown hackers stole a personal data of over 143 million Americans – In another incident, sensitive data of 123 million American Households were leaked online. Now, Exactis, a Florida based marketing firm is being blamed for exposing personal information of over 340 million people online – The […]
According to Big Brother Watch, a British privacy advocate, and civil liberties organization, the Voice ID system of HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) has stored voice records of over 5.1 million British citizens – All that without their consent or knowledge. The voice collection saga began in January last year when HMRC launched a service called Voice ID aiming at […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has taken the world by storm, sending non-compliant firms into a panic, and causing many a board meeting, as shareholders scramble to avoid the dreaded €20 million ($23 million) fine. Since the deadline on May 25th, the business sphere has gone eerily silent on GDPR, as Europe awaits the first […]
Craig Young, an IT security expert from Tripwire has found an unusual and potentially dangerous privacy flaw in Google Home and Chromecast devices leaking location data of their users. Simply put, the issue lets websites gather exact geographical location of users by running malicious scripts. Google, on the other hand, is aware of the issue and vows to fix […]