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EU data protection legislation aims to give users more control over their personal data, and threatens companies with fines for collecting data without user consent and for data breaches. Countless companies have been struggling to become GDPR com… Continue reading Microsoft’s Data Collection Approach Violates GDPR, Hefty Fine Awaits
During the 2016 presidential election, US President Donald Trump aggressively went after Hilary Clinton for using her personal email account and server for official conversations during her time as US Secretary of State. Two years later, it is now Ivan… Continue reading Ivanka Trump used personal account for government business, posing security risk to White House
Small and medium-sized businesses are still a top target for ransomware attacks, and the number of attacks will most likely increase in 2019, according to a recent survey of MSPs. Over half of MSPs confirmed their clients experienced at least one … Continue reading Ransomware Threat Alarmingly High for SMBs as They Place Security on the Back Burner
A lack of trust in the mainstream media has led to dissemination of a large amount of false digital information on social networks, but in India it appears things have taken a turn for the worst, according to BBC researchers. The acute spread of fake n… Continue reading WhatsApp overwhelmed by volume of fake news spread in India through group messaging, researchers find
Huntsville Hospital in Alabama announced that the personal data of job applicants may have been compromised after a security incident at the recruitment platform they collaborate with. Social Security numbers of thousands of people may have been leaked… Continue reading Third-party data breach exposes info of Alabama hospital job applicants
Any of the thousands of Canadians who bought legal cannabis in Ontario in the past two weeks may have been the victim of a personal data leak, thanks to weak security at Canada Post Corporation, Motherboard reported. Two weeks ago, Canada became the se… Continue reading Canada Post leaks sensitive information of thousands of cannabis buyers
Is Stuxnet back? Iran’s Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi alleges that Israel attempted a cyberattack on Iran’s telecommunications infrastructure through a new version of Stuxnet, so Iran will take the matter to the I… Continue reading Iran says Stuxnet is back, claims Israel tried to hack Iranian infrastructure
While industry reports claim ransomware attacks have dropped, cybersecurity insurance company Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services has reported otherwise. According to businesses benefiting from its insurance deals, there has been a surge in the… Continue reading 37% of Ransomware Attacks Targeted Healthcare Organizations in Q3, Cyber Insurer Says
A few hours before the US mid-term election, 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts were blocked for possible “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s Head of Cybersecurity Policy, announced on Monday… Continue reading Facebook shuts down 115 accounts possibly linked to bad actors
An international delegation of some 75 members, including 10 Russians out of which two are members of Parliament, is in the US to keep a close eye on the US elections following accusations they could be rigged by Kremlin-sponsored hackers, writes the R… Continue reading Russia sends MPs to monitor accuracy of US midterms