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AT&T Initiates Passcode Resets After Data Breach Impacting 73M Users
31Mar By adminNo Comments
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AT&T Initiates Passcode Resets After Data Breach Impacting 73M Users

[ad_1] AT&T has taken swift action to reset customer account passcodes following the disclosure of a data breach dating back to 2019. The breach, affecting a staggering 73 million current and former users, marks a significant security lapse for the telecom giant, with leaked data including sensitive personal information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and social security numbers.Massive Data Leak and Security ConcernsThe leaked data also includes encrypted account passwords. However, security experts caution that these passcodes are relatively easy to decipher, potentially leaving users vulnerable to unauthorized access. Passcodes, typically four-digit numbers, serve as an additional security layer for accessing AT&T services and accounts, both online an...
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After Aadhaar card data of 81.5 mn people leaked, know what is data breach and how to prevent it – top 5 tips
31Oct By adminNo Comments
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After Aadhaar card data of 81.5 mn people leaked, know what is data breach and how to prevent it – top 5 tips

[ad_1] On Monday, a report revealed that India's biggest data breach has happened, in which details of 81.5 million Indians were leaked. The data was lying with ICMR and was spotted on the dark web with the hacker actually posting spreadsheets of it. The information that is reported to be leaked includes Aadhaar card number, passport, name, phone number, address, and more. Apparently, the data was now being sold by the hacker. In the wake of this shocking incident, it is important that people are more aware of cybersecurity. A big first step is to know what exactly is a data breach and how can an individual protect himself/herself from it. Let us take a look.What is a data breachA data breach is a digital security threat in which unauthorized individuals gain access to sensitive or conf...
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Tesla data breach blamed on ‘Insider wrongdoing’ impacted 75,000
21Aug By adminNo Comments
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Tesla data breach blamed on ‘Insider wrongdoing’ impacted 75,000

[ad_1] Tesla Inc.'s May data breach impacted more than 75,000 people, included employee-related records and was a result of “insider wrongdoing,” according to a notice posted by the office of the Maine Attorney General Friday.A total of 75,735 people were affected by the data breach, including nine residents of Maine. The people appear to be current or former employees of the Austin, Texas-based automaker. “A foreign media outlet (named Handelsblatt) informed Tesla on May 10, 2023 that it had obtained Tesla confidential information,” according to a copy of an Aug. 18 letter by Tesla to those impacted that accompanied the data breach notification. “The investigation revealed that two former Tesla employees misappropriated the information in violation of Tesla's IT security and data prote...
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5 ways to combat surge in data breaches in Telecom industry
31Jul By adminNo Comments
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5 ways to combat surge in data breaches in Telecom industry

[ad_1] The world is going through a significant transition led by technology. Undoubtedly, these developments have made our lives more convenient than ever. After all, there is almost nothing that we can't do at our fingertips.However, the other side of this story presents a contradictory situation. The digital advancements we boast of also lead to cyber risks, as most businesses and organizations continue their operations without a robust cybersecurity infrastructure. One industry that is particularly susceptible to these risks is the telecommunications sector. As the key facilitators of digital services, telecom companies are responsible for managing extensive volumes of highly sensitive customer data, making them prime targets for malicious actors. A breach in a telecom company not o...
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Data Protection Bill: Formulation and empowerment of the enforcement authority must be done right
5Jul By adminNo Comments
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Data Protection Bill: Formulation and empowerment of the enforcement authority must be done right

[ad_1] The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill today, multiple reports have confirmed. The aim of the bill is to protect the data of citizens and hold accountable business entities handling the same.Notably, personal data protection in India has been neglected for too long. My personal data was leaked in Domino's Pizza breach as well as Big Basket Breach back in 2020, but in the absence of a personal data protection bill, these organizations could not be held to account for their inability to secure customer data. While the European Union has adopted GDPR and enforced it very diligently, India has been way behind. The various versions of data protection bills have been in circulation for the last 5 years, and eventually now a version ...
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Over 100000 ChatGPT accounts hacked! India is the worst-affected country
23Jun By adminNo Comments
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Over 100000 ChatGPT accounts hacked! India is the worst-affected country

[ad_1] Ever since its public release in November 2022, ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. The generative conversational chatbot by OpenAI is among the most popular artificial intelligence tools in the world with millions of people using it globally. However, this also makes it a perfect hunting ground for hackers and malicious actors. In fact, a new report has revealed that ChatGPT has suffered a massive data breach where more than 100,000 accounts have been affected. Making it worse, India is among the leading nations affected by this hack.Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity firm has released a report where it revealed that as many as 101,134 accounts have been hacked. The report mentioned, “The number of available logs containing compromised ChatGPT accounts reached a peak of...
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Aadhaar, PAN data of COVID vaccine takers leaked on Telegram via CoWIN: Report
12Jun By adminNo Comments
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Aadhaar, PAN data of COVID vaccine takers leaked on Telegram via CoWIN: Report

[ad_1] There is alarming news about a major data breach that has put citizens' personal information at risk in our country. The breach includes important details such as PAN and Aadhaar card information. Shockingly, this leaked data has been discovered on the messaging platform Telegram.The Fourth News has reported that the breach occurred due to vulnerabilities in the CoWIN portal. Many people used this portal to register their personal information for Covid vaccination purposes. According to the report, when a phone number registered with the CoWIN portal is entered, a Telegram bot shares the corresponding ID card number that was used for vaccination. Along with that, it also reveals other details like the user's gender, birth year, the name of the vaccination centre, and information ...
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Hackers Claimed to Breach a Police Vendor, Spilling Data Trove
26Jan By adminNo Comments
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Hackers Claimed to Breach a Police Vendor, Spilling Data Trove

[ad_1] Data allegedly from ODIN Intelligence illuminates its software and customers. The company says it’s working with law enforcement to investigate. ODIN Intelligence markets software to law enforcement agencies, but its operations are opaque. Its official address is a mailbox inside a UPS store. LinkedIn lists about a dozen employees, and ODIN's website contains only one sentence: “We help communities link homeless with resources; help protect citizens from child predators, and assist in locating missing persons.”Last week, the company published a notice saying that a hacking group claimed to have broken into its networks and stole gigabytes of data. About the same time, hackers provided a trove of documents — purportedly from ODIN Intelligence — to the Distributed Denial of Secre...
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Uber Hacked! Company Says It’s Investigating Extent of ‘Cybersecurity Incident’
16Sep By adminNo Comments
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Uber Hacked! Company Says It’s Investigating Extent of ‘Cybersecurity Incident’

[ad_1] Uber Technologies Inc. said it’s investigating a “cybersecurity incident” after an apparent hack led it to shut down some internal communications. Uber Technologies Inc. said it's investigating a “cybersecurity incident” after an apparent hack led it to shut down some internal communications. The company said on Twitter it's contacted law enforcement, without elaborating. It's unclear whether the incident affected Uber's ride-hailing or food delivery services around the world. Uber employees on Thursday received a Slack message from an unknown person claiming to have hacked into its databases, the New York Times reported, citing two unidentified employees. The perpetrator had compromised a staff member's Slack acc...
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