Tag: data
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Children’s personal information is at risk due to data leaks in school apps
Apps from Indian IT company Appscook endanger user data, including the personal data of minors. Research by Cyber news found that the company, which has developed 96 school-specific apps, many of which are used in 600 Indian and Sri Lankan schools for education management, including parent communication and student performance, may have missed some crucial…
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Gulf Air hit with data breach, customer data possibly affected
Gulf Air, the national carrier for the Kingdom of Bahrain, has confirmed a data breach that most likely resulted in hackers stealing sensitive customer information. The company confirmed the news via a press release shared with local media, highlighting a “data breach incident” on November 24, possibly resulting in the compromise of “certain email and…
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Many businesses are afraid they can’t keep control of their data
With an increasing number of cloud solutions and growing hybrid setups, almost two-thirds (63%) of IT decision makers are now concerned that siled data could pose regulatory issues when it comes to data compliance. Cloudera’s survey of 850 ITDMs in EMEA highlights the additional complexity added when introducing multiple point solutions intended to help manage…
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Over a million Welltok patients have private data leaked in latest MOVEit attack
The list of MOVEit victims has continued to grow and healthcare provider Welltok can now be added to it. TechCrunch found that the company began sending breach notices to affected customers after filing a breach notice with the Maine Attorney General detailing how, despite an initial investigation showing no evidence of compromise, a second analysis…
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Watch out – these are the personal finance apps most likely to steal away your personal data
With Black Friday 2023 just around the corner and consumer spending on the rise, many of us are turning to financial services apps to manage how we use our money amid an ongoing cost-of-living crisis. The reality of these apps, says Merchant Machine, is that we share more data than is deemed necessary. According to…
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The Maine government says a data breach will affect nearly all residents of the state
The government of Maine, the most northeastern US state, appears to have become the latest victim of the MOVEit data breach incident. The state government released a statement claiming that the attackers stole sensitive citizen data between May 28 and 29, 2023, but that it had just finished informing the affected people and disclosing the…