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Bitcoiner alerts ‘overconfident HODLers’ after losing 2.6 BTC
A small mistake of being absent-minded can go a long way. This Redditor is a clear example of…
The 10 Biggest Data Breaches that grabbed attention in 2020
Indeed, 2020 has been a soul-destroying year and a bitter pill to swallow. Actually, none of us has…
Travel Booking websites face massive data breach, payments credentials exposed
Prestige Software, a company based in Spain, experienced a large-scale data leak in early November. The company provides…
Indonesian fintech Cermati suffers data breach, legislators rush to regulate industry
Cermati, an Indonesian fintech aggregator, was the victim of a devastating data breach last week. This breach affected…
Lazada suffers data breach, 1.1 million RedMart accounts compromised and put up for sale
Singapore-based Lazada group was a victim of a data breach on October 29, which was confirmed on the…
Amazon fires employees who leaked customer data to third parties
Global tech and logistics giant Amazon recently fired several employees for leaking sensitive consumer data to third parties…
Google launches new data protection service for businesses and enterprises
Google has introduced a new service for businesses and enterprises, the Data Protection Insights Reports, to protect the…
University of Iowa leads research for AI in healthcare with new $1m grant
The University of Iowa looks forward to merging the fields of medicine and engineering to create novel AI…
Zimbabwe to amend its cybersecurity and data protection laws
Debates in the Zimbabwean Nation Assembly last week led to amendments in certain clauses of their Cybersecurity and…
Activision security leak: 500k Call of Duty player accounts compromised
Activision, one of the largest producers of games in the world, had its security compromised on September 20.…
NY attorney general asks Dunkin’ Donuts to upgrade Cybersecurity, pay $650,000 fine
Dunkin’ Donuts parent company faced legal action from the attorney general of New York, Letitia James, who penalised…
More than 600 organizations become victim of Ransomware attacks, report says
Where there is the internet, there is the possibility of data leaks. This statement stands true today, with…
ImmuniWeb: 97% of Cybersecurity firms face data leaks on Dark Web
A research by global IT security company ImmuniWeb showed that 97% of cybersecurity firms had faced data leaks…
Florida-based Miami Dade College to introduce Cybersecurity course in Spring 2021
Where there is the internet accessibility, there is a chance of having a security breach. This has created…
Myanmar amends Privacy law after three years of flak
In a historic moment in the South-east Asian country of Myanmar, amendments were made to the nation’s controversial…