Data
Insider threat leads to Tesla data breach
A Tesla employee has reportedly stole about 100GB of data related to the automaker and handed it over to a media company, which has now released a portion of the details. According to a German media resource Handelsblatt, the leaked information from the Tesla Files include sensitive details related to 100,000 names of current and […]
British pregnant women are unwittingly handing over their Genetic data to China
Recent reports have revealed a shocking truth about the inadvertent sharing of prenatal NIFTY blood test data by thousands of pregnant British women with a Chinese company called BGI Group. This company, allegedly affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army, has raised concerns among Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom, prompting calls for a swift […]
How is information stored in cloud secure from hacks
The rise of cloud computing has provided individuals and businesses with a convenient way to store and access their data. However, with this convenience comes a concern about data security. Cloud storage services have become a target for hackers, and the theft of personal and sensitive information can have serious consequences. So, how is information […]
Over 25 billion email address and phone numbers available on dark web and Putin hacking British Power Network
Precisely speaking, the heading is related to two different articles with different stories. The first one goes as follows: According to a study conducted by Digital Shadows Photon research team, and their report dubbed “Account Takeover in 2022,” about 25 billion email addresses and phone numbers, along with an equivalent number of credit card details […]
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 […]
