Data
Apple hit with a federal lawsuit for selling iTunes data of its users
Three Apple iTunes users from Rhode Island and Michigan have filed a federal lawsuit against Apple Inc accusing the tech giant of selling iTunes data of its users with third parties. Those who filed the lawsuit have claimed in their petition that their class action will also be representing hundreds of thousands of residents from […]
Cyber attack forces Moody’s to downgrade Equifax
Equifax data breach of 2017 has made Moody’s downgrade the company’s outlook from stable to negative. The American business and financial services company say that downgrade was essential due to cybersecurity issues. Moody’s’ Corporation has released a press statement saying that the credit monitoring company had to experience a downgrade due to a massive breach […]
Hack leaks Millions of Instagram influencers account details
Over 50 million account details of Instagram influencers was exposed recently by a security researcher named Anurag Sen who claims that the numbers could go overboard and might include mostly those related to sports, media and prominent food blogging celebrities. According to the update given by Mr. Sen, an online database which is interested in […]
Cyber Attack on Japan’s online Store leaks data of 460,000 customer accounts
Japan’s online retailing store ‘Fast Retailing’ has released a press statement yesterday that the websites of its business subsidiaries UNIQLO Japan and GU Japan were hacked due to which customer accounts from April 23rd, 2019 to May 10th, 2019 were compromised. News is out that the online store became victim to a credential stuffing cyber […]
Google Android apps send private info of users to Facebook
In a surprising finding, Android apps are reported to be sending private information of users to Facebook servers- even if the user doesn’t have an official Facebook account. The apps which are indulging in such activities include Yelp, Indeed, Spotify, Duolingo, Skyscanner, Kayak and 23 other popular applications which have humongous amounts of downloads of […]
Hacker destroys 18-years old data of VFEmail via Cyber Attack
Almost all data belonging to VFemail was reportedly destroyed in the hands of the hacker on Monday this week. The anonymous email services provider says that the attack was launched by a hacker active on darknet and identified as Aktv at the rate 94.155.49.9. Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that the hacker destroyed the data of […]
Russia to take control of Google Search Engine results
Google has finally decided to the bow down to the demands of the Russian government after it received a penalty of $7,500 from the regulatory authority for refusing to comply with the laws regarding data security and control of search engine results. The news is out that from now on Google will not list the […]
Facebook rejects a new data security policy of Germany
Germany on Thursday announced that it will impose new restrictions on ways Facebook collects data from users prevailing in the region. But within few hours of this announcement, the world leading social media giant said that it is going to reject the data protection policy of Germany and will appeal to the court by the […]
HAPPY DATA PRIVACY DAY!
This post was originally published here by (ISC)² Management. This year, Data Privacy Day will spotlight the value of information. Whether you’re an individual looking to better manage your privacy and how your data is collected and shared, or a business collecting, using and storing that information, remember: Personal information is like money. Value it. […]
Ransomware news for the day
1.) The computer network of Bridgeport schools was hit by ransomware on Friday which took hostage of some critical files related to the curriculum and attendance of the students. It’s said that the hackers are demanding a ransom in exchange for the decryption key. However, the IT staff are looking for alternatives to recover back […]
