All posts tagged "privacy"
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1.6KVulnerabilitiesNew Apple Zero-Days Exploited to Target Egyptian ex-MP with Predator Spyware
The three zero-day flaws addressed by Apple on September 21, 2023, were leveraged as part of an iPhone exploit chain in an...
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2.5KData BreachHow to Protect Patients and Their Privacy in Your SaaS Apps
The healthcare industry is under a constant barrage of cyberattacks. It has traditionally been one of the most frequently targeted industries, and...
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3.3KMalwareAndroid Spy App LetMeSpy Suffers Major Data Breach, Exposing Users’ Personal Data
Android-based phone monitoring app LetMeSpy has disclosed a security breach that allowed an unauthorized third-party to steal sensitive data associated with thousands...
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2.1KMalwareScarCruft Hackers Exploit Ably Service for Stealthy Wiretapping Attacks
The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been observed using an information-stealing malware with previously undocumented wiretapping features as well...
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3.1KData BreachIrish Regulator Fines Facebook $277 Million for Leak of Half a Billion Users’ Data
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has levied fines of €265 million ($277 million) against Meta Platforms for failing to safeguard the personal...
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3.2KData BreachIndia’s Newest Airline Akasa Air Found Leaking Passengers’ Personal Information
Akasa Air, India’s newest commercial airline, exposed the personal data belonging to its customers that the company blamed on a technical configuration...
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417VulnerabilitiesHackers Exploit Twitter Vulnerability to Exposes 5.4 Million Accounts
Twitter on Friday revealed that a now-patched zero-day bug was used to link phone numbers and emails to user accounts on the...
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2.8KMalwareTikTok Postpones Privacy Policy Update in Europe After Italy Warns of GDPR Breach
Popular video-sharing platform TikTok on Tuesday agreed to pause a controversial privacy policy update that could have allowed it to serve targeted...
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536MalwareEU Data Protection Watchdog Calls for Ban on Pegasus-like Commercial Spyware
The European Union’s data protection authority on Tuesday called for a ban on the development and the use of Pegasus-like commercial spyware...
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1.1KSurveillanceDuckDuckGo developing a robust privacy-focused desktop browser
According to DuckDuckGo, the desktop browser will work on both Mac and Windows devices. DuckDuckGo has revealed its plans for an upcoming...
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4.6KData SecurityGumtree exposed users’ personal and GPS location via source code
All a user required was to open Gumtree’s website and press the F12 button on Chrome or Firefox browsers to view users’...
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3.9KData SecurityGerman audio tech giant Sennheiser exposed 55GB of customers’ data
Sennheiser left personal data of over 28,000 customers exposed on a misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) server. According to a report from...
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4.3KCyber EventsPlanned Parenthood data breach: Hackers steal 400,000 patients’ data
According to Planned Parenthood, the latest data breach has affected its Los Angeles branch (PPLA) after it suffered a ransomware attack. On...
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2.4KData SecurityWiFi software management firm exposed millions of users’ data
Brazil-based WiFi management software firm WSpot exposed extensive details of high-profile firms and millions of customers. WSpot provides software to let businesses...
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1.7KData SecurityNew vulnerabilities allowed attackers to intercept Zoom meetings
Exploiting these vulnerabilities, a remote attacker could also execute arbitrary code on the server using root-user privileges. The cybersecurity researchers at Positive...
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4.8KSurveillanceFacebook to end facial recognition and delete billions of records
Facebook has announced that it will shut down its Facial Recognition System and delete the templates of over 1 billion people stored...
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3.0KNewsHacker steals govt database with info of entire Argentine population
Reportedly, the database also contains personal information of Argentinian President Alberto Fernández, football superstars Sergio Aguero and Lionel Messi. After the infamous...
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4.1KSurveillanceWhat is a data breach & how to prevent one?
What is a data breach? A data breach is a security lapse where a non-authorized person can assess sensitive information without authorization....
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363Data SecurityPsst! tool by 1Password lets users share passwords using a link
1Password password manager has introduced a new tool called Password Secure Sharing Tool or Psst! that lets users share their passwords or...
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4.8KNewsStorybooks for children app FarFaria exposed data of 3M users
According to FarFaria, its apps are “created for children ages 2-9” meaning that the incident exposed children to cybercriminals. Another day, another...
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5.2KNewsThe Telegraph newspaper exposed 10TB of subscriber data
The data was exposed due to an unprotected Elasticsearch cluster and remained open to public access without any security authentication. Well-known security...
