Data
Apple sues recycling firm for reselling iPhones without data wipe
Apple Inc has sued recycling firm GEEP Canada for reselling iPhones, iPads and Watches that were meant to be disassembled after a data wipe. This was confirmed after an audit in 2018, when Apple learnt that over 11,766 pounds of old devices have left the premises without the data on them wiped efficiently. In what […]
Most businesses are failing to protect user data
Over 46% of those whose email addresses get hacked are sure that they would experience cyber fraud at some point of time in the future. As consumer group Which? has discovered that most companies are still not taking information security on a serious note. Although most companies are holding humongous amounts of critical info like […]
Survey finds 4 in 6 drivers are selling cars without wiping data
When the drivers are selling cars in the UK they are doing it without wiping their data synced from their mobile devices and this was revealed in a survey conducted by UK’s testing and research firm ‘Which?’. Therefore all this leaked personal information can act as a treasure trove allowing hackers to download the private […]
United States conducting ‘Mass Surveillance’ through Google
According to a survey conducted by an email firm ProtonMail, the government of the United States is reported to be using technology firms like Google and Facebook to conduct mass surveillance from the last decade or so. Now evidence is out that the data requests put forward by the government to Google are said to […]
Hackers selling stolen data on Facebook and Twitter
Which?, the UK based consumer group has discovered in its recent survey that hackers and scammers are seen selling stolen digital personal & financial details on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The data which is being sold includes credit card details, compromised credentials of Netflix, and Uber eats user accounts, […]
DNA data become a soft target for hackers who are stealing it via Cyber Attacks
A team of security experts from Israel has warned that hackers are seen sweetly preying on DNA Research repositories these days as it proving lucrative to them. Researchers from Ben Gurion University (BGU) have released a white paper on the issue and published the same in their recent Journal Eurosurveillance. Speaking about the dangers unfolding […]
Banking details of 29K Facebook employees stolen
Although most of the American Technology companies claim that they stay extremely cautious while handling and storing their user data, all these statements seem to remain true in words and not in practice. The best example is here, where Facebook(FB) has released a press statement last Friday claiming that banking info of more than 29K […]
EU reviews Google Data Collection practices
European Union (EU) has again ordered Google to disclose the details of the data sharing practices it carries out with its clients and ad companies. Thus, media sources speculate that the move could trigger the EU authorities to formulate new stringent laws against the web search giant leading to regulatory woes. In the past two […]
Hackers plead guilty for hacking and accessing 57m user details from Uber and LinkedIn
Two hackers have pleaded guilty for stealing account information of over 57 million users belonging to tech companies Uber and Lynda- now renamed as LinkedIn Learning after acquisition by the professional networking giant. Highly placed sources say that the two hackers, Brandon Glover, of Florida and Vasile Mereacre of Toronto, Canada were presented before the […]
Facebook tries to defend its location data gathering activity of its users
Facebook (FB) has issued a blog statement yesterday defending the collection of location data of its respective users. The social media giant says that the data is being gathered for the benefit of its users as it tries to figure out details such as Wi-Fi point one uses mostly, friends with whom an FB user […]
