Data
How to gain data access to accounts of our dead near and dear
It’s obvious that all of us would love to have access to the social media accounts of our loved ones in the event of their death. As this allows to know the life of the bereaved and how they spent or what they desired before misfortune struck them. However, many do not know on whom […]
Data Security Threat to UK Government Ministers and Civil Servants
All the ministers and government employees working in the UK were issued a warning when their official contact details were publicly available online until March 2020. The Government Communication Service website was publicly displaying information of about 45k Govt employees and details include email address, phone numbers and job titles, along with the social media […]
Difference between Data Security and Data Privacy
Most of you connected to the world of data are in a misconception that both the terms data privacy and data security are same and are just the synonyms. But that’s not correct and here’s an explanation: Data Privacy is the word used to the practice of handling the data like how it is being […]
India seeks hackers help to protect UIDAI Aadhaar Data of Citizens
Aadhaar is a unique identification number given to each citizen of India and is a replica of the social security number applicable to the American populace. The Indian government has assigned the duty to protect the Aadhaar data of its citizens to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) which handles the implementation, association, and […]
Process to remove personal data from the Google Search Engine
Many might have been thinking of getting their personal information removed from the Google Search Engine. And most of you might not know the exact process of getting the data scrubbed from the internet…hmmm from Google Search on a specific note! Unlike previously, Google has now made it easy for online users to remove their […]
Google SMS and phone app, sending user data to remote servers
To all the millions of android users, here’s some news that needs your attention on an immediate note. According to a research conducted by Douglas Leith, a Computer Science Professor working at Trinity College of Dublin, Google Phone and Messages app have been sending data to Google servers without the consent of its users. “The […]
Hackers selling high-value targets in the United States
According to a study made by CrowdStrike, hackers are seen selling high-value targets from the United States for profits and the buyers on the dark web are preferring data related to targets from technology, government, and academics. Usually, such information selling takes place on the dark web in the initial days of every month and […]
Cloud usage by Public Sector to be seriously probed by European Data Protection Board
In coming weeks, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has decided to launch a serious probe into the use of cloud services by the public sector. Therefore, from May 2022 around 22 national authorities across the European Economic Area (EEA) will be asked to probe firms operating in/for healthcare, finance, tax, and IT services/ Highly […]
Russia acts swiftly to nab SkyFraud Credit Card Data stealing Cyber Criminals
Many might think that Russia is busy spitting havoc on Ukraine by launching a hybrid warfare that includes cyber attacks and fake bomb scares. But this is not the only thing the Putin led nation is capable of. In early last week, the Russian authorities announced a crackdown on SkyFraud website that helps cyber criminals […]
Washington State license information compromised in Cyber Attack
Washington State has revealed in a public statement issued yesterday that it is shutting down its Professional Online Licensing and Regulatory Information System(POLARIS) as it has detected a cyber attack that could have compromised driving license user details to hackers. As per the details available to our Cybersecurity Insiders, the accessed information might include social […]
