After a massive data leak, China’s cabinet is stressing the importance of cybersecurity. The leak, which was announced last week, involved the theft of personal information from more than 7 million people. “Cybersecurity is a matter of national security,” said Ma Kai, secretary-general of the State Council. “The State Council has always attached great importance … Read more
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars confirmed that its technology servers were hacked by unknown attackers, resulting in the leaking of information about its R&D plans. “Volvo Cars have become aware that one of its file repositories has been illegally accessed by a third party,” the company revealed today about Volvo Cars discloses security breach leading … Read more
Companies that have warned against potential Russian cyberattacks are at the same time seeing operations by online activists aimed at damaging corporate reputations amid hostilities in Ukraine. The recent news of Nestlé’s data leak shows war-related hacktivism risks Anonymous targeted the release of a film by Michael Moore, as well as several corporations operating in … Read more
Adafruit, a technology company, revealed information that had been exposed on a publically-accessible repository on GitHub. Officials from the company believe that this breach may have allowed unauthorized access to information about certain individuals prior to 2019. Founded in 2005, Adafruit is based in New York and manufactures open-source hardware and software parts. The company … Read more
California’s Department of Justice angered Tim Sylvester, a self-described gun collector in northern California’s Central Valley, when it unveiled the personal information of perhaps hundreds of thousands of gun owners, likely including Sylvester’s own. Sylvester, an almond and grape farmer who taught firearm safety classes for several years, told RealClearPolitics that it’s a breach of … Read more
Users of biggest NFT Marketplace warned over phishing after data leak. The marketplace allows users to trade digital assets, and many believe that this data leak could be the cause of phishing scams targeting users. The NFT marketplace is one of the largest in the world, and it is important for users to be aware … Read more
A security researcher claimed that an Indian government website was potentially exposing the Aadhaar numbers of India’s farmers, thereby potentially jeopardizing the lives of several million people. India’s Farmers exposed by new Aadhaar data leak. Atul Nair told TechCrunch that he found a part of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi website that was revealing … Read more
Since the beginning of 2018, cyberattacks against businesses and organizations in China have increased. The latest attack took place on July 5th, when a data trove belonging to Shanghai’s municipal government was exposed on the internet. This Shanghai Cyberattack Exposes Dangers of China’s data trove included personal information, contact information, and financial details of over … Read more
Google has released the first public version of its Android operating system, but security researchers warn that it may contain multiple weak spots that could lead to data leakage. The CERT-IN Flags Multiple Weak Spots in Android OS carrying data leak risk through its use of certificates, which can be exploited by attackers to steal … Read more
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS — In regard to the new directions for VPN services developing in India, ExpressVPN exits India in light of new anti-privacy rules. Harold Li, vice President, ExpressVPN says, “With a recent data law introduced in India requiring all VPN providers to store user information for at least five years, ExpressVPN has made … Read more