Security News

Senate Report Shows Decade-Long Failure of Gov Agencies to Protect Personal Data
2019-06-26 05:44

A new report from the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has revealed the decade-long failure of several important federal agencies to secure their systems and...

Evernote Critical Flaw Opened Personal Data of Millions to Attack
2019-06-13 19:33

Evernote's web clipper extension for Chrome is vulnerable to a critical flaw that could have exposed the data of more than 4.6 million users.

Handle personal data: What we forget is as important as what we remember
2019-05-28 05:30

This spring, Facebook addressed the issue of permanence across its messaging platforms – from Instagram to Messenger to WhatsApp – with the aim to “set a new standard” for consumers’ private...

How many adults trust companies with their personal data?
2019-05-28 04:30

More than one third (36%) of adults aged 16–75 trust companies and organizations with their personal data more since GDPR came into effect one year ago, according to TrustArc. There are positive...

Database May Have Exposed Instagram Personal Data
2019-05-21 12:18

Email Addresses, Phone Numbers for 49 Million People Potentially ExposedThere's been a potential leak of personally identifiable information from Instagram, but it's not clear yet whether the data...

Consumers trust banks most with their personal data, 68% still fear identity theft
2019-04-26 05:15

People trust banks and other financial entities to safeguard their personal data more than other organizations. New nCipher Security research also illustrates how easily that trust can be eroded,...

Over 100 Million JustDial Users' Personal Data Found Exposed On the Internet
2019-04-17 08:48

An unprotected database belonging to JustDial, India's largest local search service, is leaking personally identifiable information of its every customer in real-time who accessed the service via...

Ex-Senate Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Personal Data
2019-04-08 04:36

A former congressional staffer has pleaded guilty to five federal offenses that stem from illegally posting online the home addresses and telephone numbers of five Republican senators who backed...

Teen TalkTalk hacker denies flogging stolen personal data for Bitcoin
2019-04-03 14:57

19-year-old also accused of breaching sex offence order, money laundering The teenager who hacked TalkTalk three years ago has been hauled before court charged with computer misuse offences after...

Georgia Tech Data Breach Exposes 1.3 Million Users' Personal Data
2019-04-03 12:33

The Georgia Institute of Technology, well known as Georgia Tech, has confirmed a data breach that has exposed personal information of 1.3 million current and former faculty members, students,...