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…
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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…
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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…
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USB Flash Drive is a blessing to end-users, data files that we used to cram in 1.44MB floppy disks, burn in CD-Rs and saved in proprietary disk format Iomega Zip…
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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…
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No matter how careful you are with your IT security and data protection, security breaches are here to stay, with hackers staying one step ahead and gaining access to your…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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