Data
United States conducting ‘Mass Surveillance’ through Google
According to a survey conducted by an email firm ProtonMail, the government of the United States is reported to be using technology firms like Google and Facebook to conduct mass surveillance from the last decade or so. Now evidence is out that the data requests put forward by the government to Google are said to […]
Hackers selling stolen data on Facebook and Twitter
Which?, the UK based consumer group has discovered in its recent survey that hackers and scammers are seen selling stolen digital personal & financial details on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Â The data which is being sold includes credit card details, compromised credentials of Netflix, and Uber eats user […]
DNA data become a soft target for hackers who are stealing it via Cyber Attacks
A team of security experts from Israel has warned that hackers are seen sweetly preying on DNA Research repositories these days as it proving lucrative to them. Researchers from Ben Gurion University (BGU) have released a white paper on the issue and published the same in their recent Journal Eurosurveillance. Â Speaking about the dangers […]
Banking details of 29K Facebook employees stolen
Although most of the American Technology companies claim that they stay extremely cautious while handling and storing their user data, all these statements seem to remain true in words and not in practice. Â The best example is here, where Facebook(FB) has released a press statement last Friday claiming that banking info of more than […]
Airtel mobile security vulnerability exposes data of 300 million customers
Airtel, which happens to be India’s third-largest Telecom Network is in news for all wrong reasons these days. The company which is reported to serve more than 300 Million users has admitted yesterday that an API security flaw in Airtel Smartphone app is said to have exposed sensitive information of its users to hackers. However, […]
EU reviews Google Data Collection practices
European Union (EU) has again ordered Google to disclose the details of the data sharing practices it carries out with its clients and ad companies. Thus, media sources speculate that the move could trigger the EU authorities to formulate new stringent laws against the web search giant leading to regulatory woes. In the past two […]
Ransomware attack on SmarterASP.NET impact 440,000 customers
A Ransomware Attack that took place on the hosting provider SmarterASP.NET could have partially or fully impacted some or all of the 440,000 customers of the cloud-based data center services provider. Although the news is out that there was no impact on the customers on an official note, sources say that some customers of the […]
Hackers plead guilty for hacking and accessing 57m user details from Uber and LinkedIn
Two hackers have pleaded guilty for stealing account information of over 57 million users belonging to tech companies Uber and Lynda- now renamed as LinkedIn Learning after acquisition by the professional networking giant. Highly placed sources say that the two hackers, Brandon Glover, of Florida and Vasile Mereacre of Toronto, Canada were presented before the […]
Instagram vulnerability exposes user account numbers and phone numbers
Facebook-owned Instagram is back in the news for all wrong reasons. This time, a security vulnerability exposed by a security researcher shows that sensitive user data of the photo and the video-sharing website is open to be exploited by hackers. Israeli Hacker with twitter name ZHacker13 is the person who discovered the details of the […]
Facebook tries to defend its location data gathering activity of its users
Facebook (FB) has issued a blog statement yesterday defending the collection of location data of its respective users. The social media giant says that the data is being gathered for the benefit of its users as it tries to figure out details such as Wi-Fi point one uses mostly, friends with whom an FB user […]
