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US Judge Extends Ban On Elon Musk's DOGE Access To Social Security Data
The case has shed light on the amount of personal information DOGE staffers have been given access to in the SSA's databases, which hold vast amounts of sensitive data on most Americans.
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McDonald’s India Delivery System Reportedly Exposed Personal Information of Customers Due to API Bug
McDonald’s India reportedly left the personal data of its customers and drivers exposed due to a security flaw. As per the report, the vulnerabilities arose due to bugs in the application programming interface (API) of the restaurant franchise’s delivery system. The entire McDonald’s India West and South divisions were said to be affected by ...
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France Is Using AI Surveillance Systems To Secure Paris Olympics
The AI system does not collect biometric data, but instead recognises individuals in crowds using unique identification. The algorithm captures and processes the unique physiology of persons and identifies behavior that is suspicious.
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Bengaluru Airport to Begin Passenger Trials of Full Body Scanners in December: Report
Airport security in India asks passengers to remove all personal gadgets like mobile phones, tablets and laptops from their hand baggage and place them separately in trays for a scan. While this is a necessary step to ensure that the devices are safe to be taken on an aircraft, it does pose considerable inconvenience for travellers. Not to mention,...
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Laptop, PC Import: Deadline Ends, Here's What Government Will Do Now
This marks a significant shift from the government's previous decision to require licenses for importing these products.
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Sun Pharma Flags Revenue Drop Following 'IT Security Incident' in March: Details
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Sunday revealed in a filing that the firm would see a revenue drop in a few of its businesses and incur some expenses due to an "IT security incident" in March. The drugmaker's IT systems were affected by a breach of certain file systems and theft of some company and personal data, while a ransomware group has claim...
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Digi Yatra Data Stored on Passenger Devices and Not in Centralised Storage, Minister Says
Digi Yatra, the biometric boarding system using facial recognition technology (FRT) has no central storage of passengers' Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). The data is stored in the passenger's own phone in the Digi Yatra secure wallet, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M...
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iOS 16.3. macOS 13.2 Updates Included Patches for Major Vulnerabilities Detected by Security Researcher
Apple fixed two major flaws with the release of iOS 16.3 and macOS 13.2, according to security firm Trellix, that helped detect these vulnerabilities. The flaws could allow an attacker to remotely gain access to a user's personal information by exploiting a securtity feature on these devices, as per details shared by research firm Trellix.
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Optus Data Breach: Australian Regulators Say They Have Opened Investigations
Two Australian regulators said on Tuesday they have opened investigations into Optus, the country's No. 2 telecoms provider, after a breach of its systems resulted in the theft of personal data from up to 10 million accounts.
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Samsung Discloses Breach of US Systems in July, Says Personal Information Was Exposed
Samsung on Friday disclosed a security breach that resulted in the exposure of customers private information that took place in July, according to the company. The electronics giant revealed that its US systems had been compromised in late July, and that it was informing customers that it believes were affected by the breach that exposed names, con...
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Indonesia to Probe Telkom Indonesia, PLN Over Alleged Data Breaches
Indonesia will investigate alleged breaches of personal information at a state-owned telecom operator and a state utility firm. The country has had a slew of alleged data breaches in recent years, including on its COVID-19 screening app. The Indonesian government has also summoned representatives from PT Telkom Indonesia and PT Perusahaan Listrik N...
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There Are Systems ‘Guarding’ Your Data in Cyberspace – but Who Is Guarding the Guards
In a zero trust environment, absolute faith is (counter intuitively) placed in the validation and verification system, which in most cases is an Identity and Access Management (IAM) system. This creates a single trusted entity which, if breached, gives unencumbered access to the entire organisations systems.
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Air India Says Personal Data of 4.5 Million Flyers Like Passport, Credit Card Numbers Leaked in Cyberattack
Air India has issued a statement to inform of a massive cyberattack that has compromised the data of 4.5 million passengers registered between August 11, 2011, and February 3, 2021. The attack targeted Air India’s service system provider SITA and leaked personal details of flyers including passport, ticket and credit card numbers.
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Agency That Handles US President's Communications Suffered Data Breach
The US defense agency responsible for secure White House communications said Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday.
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Chip-Based E-Passports With Advanced Security Features to Be Issued Soon
Plans are afoot to issue e-passports with advanced security features such as a chip storing personal details of an applicant embedded in the physical passport booklet, the government informed Thursday.
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US Judge Extends Ban On Elon Musk's DOGE Access To Social Security Data
The case has shed light on the amount of personal information DOGE staffers have been given access to in the SSA's databases, which hold vast amounts of sensitive data on most Americans.
-
McDonald’s India Delivery System Reportedly Exposed Personal Information of Customers Due to API Bug
McDonald’s India reportedly left the personal data of its customers and drivers exposed due to a security flaw. As per the report, the vulnerabilities arose due to bugs in the application programming interface (API) of the restaurant franchise’s delivery system. The entire McDonald’s India West and South divisions were said to be affected by ...
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France Is Using AI Surveillance Systems To Secure Paris Olympics
The AI system does not collect biometric data, but instead recognises individuals in crowds using unique identification. The algorithm captures and processes the unique physiology of persons and identifies behavior that is suspicious.
-
Bengaluru Airport to Begin Passenger Trials of Full Body Scanners in December: Report
Airport security in India asks passengers to remove all personal gadgets like mobile phones, tablets and laptops from their hand baggage and place them separately in trays for a scan. While this is a necessary step to ensure that the devices are safe to be taken on an aircraft, it does pose considerable inconvenience for travellers. Not to mention,...
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Laptop, PC Import: Deadline Ends, Here's What Government Will Do Now
This marks a significant shift from the government's previous decision to require licenses for importing these products.
-
Sun Pharma Flags Revenue Drop Following 'IT Security Incident' in March: Details
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Sunday revealed in a filing that the firm would see a revenue drop in a few of its businesses and incur some expenses due to an "IT security incident" in March. The drugmaker's IT systems were affected by a breach of certain file systems and theft of some company and personal data, while a ransomware group has claim...
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Digi Yatra Data Stored on Passenger Devices and Not in Centralised Storage, Minister Says
Digi Yatra, the biometric boarding system using facial recognition technology (FRT) has no central storage of passengers' Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). The data is stored in the passenger's own phone in the Digi Yatra secure wallet, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M...
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iOS 16.3. macOS 13.2 Updates Included Patches for Major Vulnerabilities Detected by Security Researcher
Apple fixed two major flaws with the release of iOS 16.3 and macOS 13.2, according to security firm Trellix, that helped detect these vulnerabilities. The flaws could allow an attacker to remotely gain access to a user's personal information by exploiting a securtity feature on these devices, as per details shared by research firm Trellix.
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Optus Data Breach: Australian Regulators Say They Have Opened Investigations
Two Australian regulators said on Tuesday they have opened investigations into Optus, the country's No. 2 telecoms provider, after a breach of its systems resulted in the theft of personal data from up to 10 million accounts.
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Samsung Discloses Breach of US Systems in July, Says Personal Information Was Exposed
Samsung on Friday disclosed a security breach that resulted in the exposure of customers private information that took place in July, according to the company. The electronics giant revealed that its US systems had been compromised in late July, and that it was informing customers that it believes were affected by the breach that exposed names, con...
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Indonesia to Probe Telkom Indonesia, PLN Over Alleged Data Breaches
Indonesia will investigate alleged breaches of personal information at a state-owned telecom operator and a state utility firm. The country has had a slew of alleged data breaches in recent years, including on its COVID-19 screening app. The Indonesian government has also summoned representatives from PT Telkom Indonesia and PT Perusahaan Listrik N...
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There Are Systems ‘Guarding’ Your Data in Cyberspace – but Who Is Guarding the Guards
In a zero trust environment, absolute faith is (counter intuitively) placed in the validation and verification system, which in most cases is an Identity and Access Management (IAM) system. This creates a single trusted entity which, if breached, gives unencumbered access to the entire organisations systems.
-
Air India Says Personal Data of 4.5 Million Flyers Like Passport, Credit Card Numbers Leaked in Cyberattack
Air India has issued a statement to inform of a massive cyberattack that has compromised the data of 4.5 million passengers registered between August 11, 2011, and February 3, 2021. The attack targeted Air India’s service system provider SITA and leaked personal details of flyers including passport, ticket and credit card numbers.
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Agency That Handles US President's Communications Suffered Data Breach
The US defense agency responsible for secure White House communications said Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday.
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Chip-Based E-Passports With Advanced Security Features to Be Issued Soon
Plans are afoot to issue e-passports with advanced security features such as a chip storing personal details of an applicant embedded in the physical passport booklet, the government informed Thursday.
