Explained: Here’s why COVID-19 pandemic accelerates more cyberattacks in India
The recent cyberattacks on big firms like Domino’s India, Air India, and others show a clear example that we are heading towards a big crisis. Domino’s India became a victim of a major data leak as more than 18 crore orders’ data has been put up on the dark web for sale as a searchable database.
May 25, 2021, 17:43 PM IST
Most Indian firms witness data breach in past 1 year, says survey
This global survey was conducted by independent market researcher Vanson Bourne on behalf of Barracuda. It included responses from 100 application security decision makers in India responsible for their organisation's application development and security. Barracuda claims to have included organisations with 500 or more employees in the survey.
May 22, 2021, 17:32 PM IST
Air India data breach: Here’s what you need to know
Data of customers of other global airlines such as Malaysia Airlines, Finnair, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, and Cathay Pacific has also been stolen in the cybersecurity attack.
May 22, 2021, 08:49 AM IST
Google alert! Two-factor authentication may get automatically enabled to your account
Google explained that 2FA is one of the best ways one can protect their account from data breaches.
May 07, 2021, 12:33 PM IST
Alert! Apple's AirDrop comes with a security flaw that can cause data breach of 1.5 billion users
According to a report, quoting researchers from Germany’s Technische Universitat Darmstadt, it has been revealed that any person can access Apple users’ email addresses and mobile numbers, despite being a stranger and it is done by just sharing pane on the device after the sharing process is initiated.
Apr 26, 2021, 15:47 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg’s phone number leaks online in data breach, shows he uses Signal
This shocking development comes at a time when Facebook-owned WhatsApp is already facing backlash over its controversial privacy policies. People are migrating to several other homegrown messaging platforms like Signal, Telegram, Koo, and more. Apart from Zuckerberg, Facebook's co-founders Chris Hughes and Dustin Moskovitz were also among the affected users whose data was leaked in the Facebook breach.
Apr 05, 2021, 20:47 PM IST
Joint parliamentary committee gets an extension on data protection bill
Meenakshi Lekhi of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) moved a motion seeking extension up to the monsoon session of parliament for the 30-member panel to submit its report. The panel has 19 members from Lok Sabha and nine from Rajya Sabha currently.
Mar 26, 2021, 10:35 AM IST
BigBasket customer, did you shop on this day in October? Data breach reported
The 9-year-old etailer is funded by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba group, the Mirae Asset-Naver Asia Growth Fund, and the British government-owned CDC group
Nov 09, 2020, 12:40 PM IST
BigBasket faces data breach, personal info of 2 crore users being sold on dark web
BigBasket stated that it has a robust information security framework and that it maintained only email ids, phone numbers, order details and address, which could have been accessed.
Nov 09, 2020, 00:10 AM IST
Twitter apologises for data breach involving business clients
The compromised data includes the business users` email addresses, phone numbers and the last four-digits of their credit card number.
Jun 24, 2020, 13:45 PM IST
SpiceJet confirms data breach of 1.2 million passenger details
The database backup file on the system was unencrypted, allowing access to private information of more than 1.2 million passengers last month.
Jan 31, 2020, 16:38 PM IST
Facebook faces trial over data breach affecting 30mn users
In September, Facebook admitted that unknown hackers exploited three bugs to steal the personal details of 50 million users -- later adjusted to 30 million.
Jun 25, 2019, 11:12 AM IST
Chancellor Angela Merkel, hundreds of German politicians' details leaked online in massive data breach
The country's cyber defence body BSI met held a crisis meeting immediately after the news of the hack emerged.
Jan 04, 2019, 23:25 PM IST
British Airways website suffers data breach; 380,000 payments affected
The thefts occurred during a data breach that affected bookings made on the airline`s website between Aug. 21 and Sept. 5.
Sep 07, 2018, 10:41 AM IST
CBI to probe Cambridge Analytica data breach, says Centre
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will be probing the Cambridge Analytica data breach, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday. The Centre has been sending notices to Cambridge Analytica but there have been no replies, Shankar said.
Jul 26, 2018, 18:22 PM IST
5.6 lakh in India may have been hit by data leak, says Facebook; government awaits Cambridge Analytica's reply
Facebook has said that that personal data on as many as 87 million of its users was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica.
Apr 05, 2018, 22:23 PM IST
Data breach: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress on April 11, says US panel
Facebook has come under fire in recent weeks after it was revealed that the personal data of 50 million users of the website fell into the hands of a political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.
Apr 04, 2018, 18:41 PM IST
Facebook announces new privacy steps, allows users to delete personal stored data
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie has claimed that Cambridge Analytica created psychological profiles on 50 million Facebook users via a personality prediction app.
Mar 28, 2018, 18:22 PM IST
Cambridge Analytica dismisses ‘whistleblower’ Wylie’s claims, calls them speculation
India a country which is rife with political discord and opportunities for destabilisation, Wylie had said.
Mar 28, 2018, 07:27 AM IST
Twitter's chief information security officer quits
Coates` departure comes soon after reports surfaced that Facebook`s Chief Information Security Officer Alex Stamos is planning to leave the company by August.
Mar 22, 2018, 11:10 AM IST
