Security
MoneyGram confirms hackers stole sensitive customer data
United States financial payment service provider MoneyGram acknowledges that hackers recently stole personal information and transaction data during a cyberattack.
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Dell looking into claims of alleged data breach
Dell has confirmed it’s investigating a recent claim of a hacker that he stole information from over 10,000 employees.
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Temu denies data breach claim made by threat actor
Chinese online retailer Temu says the company hasn’t been hacked and no corporate or personal data has been stolen by any threat actor.
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Privacy experts concerned about current age verification tools
Over 60 privacy experts, academics, lawyers, and activists from NGOs and civil society organizations from all over the world are worried that current age verification tools aren’t up to the job.
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Transport for London confirms ‘cyber security incident’
Transport for London (TfL), a government organization responsible for road and public transport in the London metropolitan area, has disclosed it’s been hit by a cyberattack.
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Man pretends to be dead to avoid paying child support
An American faked his own death so he wouldn’t have to pay child support. He also hacked into private businesses and attempted to sell access to company networks on the dark web.
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Spanish DPA lays down € 600K fine on GSMA for storing COVID-passports
The Agencia Española Protección Datos (AEPD) has imposed a € 600,000 fine on the GSMA, the body that organizes the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, because staff members were required to provide their COVID-19 vaccination status.
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National Public Data confirms data breach by ‘bad actor’
National Public Data acknowledges that a data breach has occurred and personal information has been stolen.
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ICO: ‘Children’s privacy protection on social media must improve’
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is warning multiple social media and video sharing platforms for its poor children’s privacy practices.
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New Mandrake spyware goes unnoticed for two years in Google Play Store
Security researchers from Kaspersky found several suspicious applications in the Google Play Store that turned out to contain a new version of the Mandrake spyware. It was able to hide itself from Google for two years.
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Google is not going to kill third-party tracking cookies in Chrome
Google has decided not to fully put a stop to third-party tracking cookies in its web browser Chrome. Instead, the search engine maker will give users the option to either consent to installing tracking cookies or not.
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Avast cracks DoNex ransomware, launches decryptor
With the help of several law enforcement agencies, cybersecurity firm Avast discovered a flaw in the cryptographic schema of DoNex ransomware.
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ARM warns for new Mali GPU driver vulnerability
ARM has published a security bulletin warning of a memory-related vulnerability in the ARM Mali GPU Kernel Driver that’s been actively exploited.
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Russian hackers behind cyber attack on London hospitals
A Russian cybercrime group called Qilin is responsible for the ransomware attack on numerous major hospitals in London. At least that’s what former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Ciaran Martin claims.
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Millions of computers part of botnet because of backdoor in VPN apps
Over 19 million computers in 190 countries have become part of the 911 S5 botnet. Users downloaded free, but malicious VPN apps with a backdoor.
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Cyber scams targeting seniors on the rise, FBI warns
yber scams targeting seniors have jumped up 11% in 2023, costing more than $3.4 billion in total losses for elderly victims, a newly released FBI fraud report shows.
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How to avoid scams when shopping for a home security system
Home security systems are supposed to protect your home. However, not all security companies are legit, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned. Here’s how to learn the signs of scams, what questions to ask the sellers, and where to report fraud.
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Over half of US adults report being victims of a breach, survey finds
Over 60% of US adults report being notified that their personal data was compromised, according to the 2024 Digital Privacy Survey Report from US News & World Report.
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Massive data leak reveals 26 billion records
A data leak containing billions of records and 12 terabytes of data includes information from LinkedIn, Twitter, Tencent, and other platforms.
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Hacked retailers have exposed 280 million email accounts since 2020
Breaches in retail have led to at least 280 million email accounts being exposed since 2020, and over a quarter of those affected were Americans, research by Surfshark reveals.
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