A massive data breach, named the "Mother of all Breaches," reveals 26 billion leaked records from Twitter, LinkedIn, and government sources, putting users at risk of identity theft and cyberattacks.
According to the report, 81% of people held state and local government offices, including staff from RTO, municipalities, hospitals, public distribution systems, and property registration offices responsible for their data compromise.
The latest move comes after the social media firm admitted to the data breach in a blog post last Friday, saying attackers exploited a vulnerability in the website's code in September in a way that could have given them access to people's accounts.
"Congress should explain why it is associated with companies such as Cambridge Analytica. Why is it reliant on data manipulation and data theft to win the elections?," the senior BJP leader asked.
Cambridge’s board of directors suspended CEO Alexander Nix pending an investigation after Nix boasted of various unsavory services to an undercover reporter.
Some 10,000 credit or debit card holders have been affected by a data breach reported by PNB, which is already reeling under a multi-crore rupee financial fraud by two fugitive luxury jewellers.
UIDAI denied breach or leak of Aadhaar data after a newspaper reported it bought unrestricted access to the details of over one billion Aadhaar numbers -- for just Rs 500.
The lawsuit against Uber, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of California residents, seeks $2,500 for each violation of the law.
The information breach included names, email addresses and phone numbers of 57 million Uber users, including 6,00,000 drivers in the US, Uber’s newly appointed CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said on Tuesday.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on Monday that Aadhaar data is completely safe and secure.
Spain's data protection watchdog said today it has slapped Facebook with a fine of 1.2 million euros (USD 1.44 million) for failing to prevent its users' data being accessed by advertisers
Alibaba's UC Browser has come under the government's scanner for alleged leak of mobile data of its Indian users and may be banned in the country if found guilty
A website had claimed to have posted subscriber data of Reliance Jio customers, including email IDs, names and Aadhaar numbers, on its URL
The list of dos include reading the Aadhaar Act carefully and ensuring that data norms are complied with, creating awareness about the consequences of data breach and acting swiftly on any incident of breach
The stolen information has user email addresses and hashed passwords, the company said in a blog post, adding that the payments data was absolutely safe
While the government continues to push towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of ‘cashless India’, a rather alarming revelation seems to be raising several questions on the security of bank account data of Indians.
Veerappa Moily-led Parliamentary panel to look into biggest-ever debit card data breach
In light of recent data breach in the banking system, Insurace regulator IRDAI is in the process of setting up a cyber security framework to avert any such incident in future. The Insurance Regulatory and
New York: Data breaches at retailers aren't going away but there are ways consumers can protect themselves from future heists of their payment card information.Home Depot said Thursday that malicious software lurking in its check-out
New York: Add hackers to the long list of things that give chief executive officers insomnia.Target's chief executive, Gregg Steinhafel, is the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job over a theft
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