Data Breach

Intel Suffers Data Breach, 20GB of Confidential Information Leaked Online: Report

Jagmeet Singh | Friday August 7, 2020

Intel seems to have become a victim of a massive internal data breach, with around 20GB of confidential information reportedly stolen and leaked by an anonymous hacker.

MGM Resorts Data Breach Might Be Bigger Than Expected, Details of 142 Million Guests Reportedly on Dark Web

Abhik Sengupta | Tuesday July 14, 2020

MGM Resorts had suffered a data breach last year where it was reported that personal information 10.6 million guests were compromised. However, it appears that over 142 million (14.2 crore) MGM Hotel guests' data might have been impacted.

Dunzo Discloses Data Breach That Exposed User Details

Jagmeet Singh | Saturday July 11, 2020

Google-backed delivery services startup Dunzo on Saturday revealed that it had identified a data breach impacting one of its customer databases.

Data Breach on CSC BHIM Site Puts 70 Lakhs Indians' Highly Sensitive Data at Risk: Report

Abhik Sengupta | Monday June 1, 2020

The CSC BHIM site, used by the government to promote the BHIM app, has reportedly suffered a massive data breach. According to Israeli cybersecurity company vpnMentor, data of over 70 lakh users in India have been exposed that includes Aadhaar card details, caste certificates, and more.

Aarogya Setu Completely Secure: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 30, 2020

Amid privacy concerns, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said Aarogya Setu mobile application was completely secure and there was no security or data breach in coronavirus tracking mobile application.

EasyJet Breach: Chinese Hackers Suspected of Stealing Details of 9 Million Customers

Reuters | Wednesday May 20, 2020

The news of the data breach could result in a hefty fine for the budget airline, which has already been forced to ground its flights because of the COVID-19 pandemic and is battling its founder and biggest shareholder in a long-running dispute over the carrier's business strategy.

Unacademy Data Breached, Hacker Sold Data of Nearly 2.2 Crore Users: Report

Jagmeet Singh | Thursday May 7, 2020

Unacademy, a popular online learning platform in India, suffered a data breach in January that has put the details of around 2.2 crore users at risk.

"No Data Breach In Aarogya Setu App": Government On Hacker's Red Flag

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday May 6, 2020

There is no security breach in coronavirus tracking app Aarogya Setu, the government said today in response to claims by a French "white hat", or ethical hacker, who said on Tuesday that the "privacy of 90 million Indians is at stake". The hacker also said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who has repeatedly warned against the app, "was right". In a statem...

Tokopedia Probes Alleged Data Leak of 91 Million Users

Reuters | Monday May 4, 2020

Tokopedia, Indonesia's largest e-commerce platform, said it was investigating an attempted hack and claims that the details of millions of its users had been leaked online.

Marriott Reveals Data Breach That Could Have Impacted 5.2 Million Customers

Jagmeet Singh | Tuesday March 31, 2020

Marriott International on Tuesday announced a data breach incident that could have put the data of up to 5.2 million guests at risk. The company believed that the hack began in January this year.

Secret-Sharing App 'Whisper' Allegedly Exposed Millions of People's Private Data: Report

Abhik Sengupta | Wednesday March 11, 2020

Whisper, an anonymous secret-sharing mobile app has been allegedly exposing private user data through a public online database. MediaLab, the parent company of Whisper meanwhile, "strongly disputed these claims."

Australia Sues Facebook For Data Breach Of More Than 3 Lakh Users

World News | Reuters | Monday March 9, 2020

The Australian privacy regulator filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc accusing the social media giant of sharing the personal details of more than 300,000 people to political consultant Cambridge Analytica without their knowledge.

Decathlon Data Breach Exposed Personal Information of Over 123 Million People: Report

Jagmeet Singh | Thursday February 27, 2020

Decathlon Group is found to have suffered from a data breach that exposed the data of over 123 million users and employees.

Mozilla Firefox Turns on DNS Over HTTPS by Default in US to Curb Data Snooping

Abhik Sengupta | Wednesday February 26, 2020

Firefox will start rolling out encrypted DNS over HTTPS (DoH) by default across the US in the coming weeks. Users outside the US will be able to manually turn the feature on by heading into Settings, General, and then scrolling down to Networking Settings.

Samsung’s ‘Find My Mobile’ Notification Glitch Was a Result of Security Breach: Report

Nadeem Sarwar | Tuesday February 25, 2020

Samsung’s recent error, which sent users a confusing ‘Find My Mobile’ service notification, might have been caused by a data breach, as per a report