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Political Fallout Over Calif.’s Concealed Carry Data Leak

Political Fallout Over Calif.’s Concealed Carry Data Leak

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 […]

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India’s Farmers Exposed By New Aadhaar Data Leak

India’s Farmers Exposed By New Aadhaar Data Leak

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

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Shanghai Cyberattack Exposes Dangers of China's Data Trove

Shanghai Cyberattack Exposes Dangers of China’s Data Trove

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

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CERT-IN Flags Multiple Weak Spots In Android OS Carrying Data Leak Risk

CERT-IN Flags Multiple Weak Spots In Android OS Carrying Data Leak Risk

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

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Internet Society Data Leak Exposed 80000 Members' Login Details

Internet Society Data Leak Exposed 80000 Members’ Login Details

ISOC, a non-profit that works to preserve the Internet open and intact, blames a third-party vendor for the unintentional exposure of 80,000 of its members’ personal data. The Internet Society data leak exposed 80000 members’ login details data, which was publicly available on an unprotected Microsoft Azure cloud repository, including several JSON files containing, among

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Shutterfly Discloses Data Breach After Conti Ransomware Attack

Shutterfly Discloses Data Breach After Conti Ransomware Attack

Shutterfly, an online photography manufacturing and retail website revealed an employee data breach after threat actors stole information of staff and clients during Shutterfly discloses data breach after Conti ransomware attack. Read the comparison between data leak vs data breach. Shutterfly offers photography-related services to a number of groups, including consumers, businesses, and education, through

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Uber Is Covering Up Data Breach Involving 57 Million Users

Uber Is Covering Up Data Breach Involving 57 Million Users

In 2016, Uber acknowledged a massive data leakage that exposed information regarding Uber is covering up data breach involving 57 million users customer accounts and 600,000 drivers’ license numbers. Under an agreement reached with the Department of Justice, HME’s Ride-Sharing platform has reached a non-prosecution agreement stemming from a criminal probe into the cover-up of

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New RedAlert Ransomware

New RedAlert Ransomware Targets Windows, Linux VMware ESXi Servers

RedAlert, also known as N13V, is a new ransomware operation that encrypts both Windows and Linux VMWare ESXi servers in attacks on corporate networks. The crime of yesterday’s magnitude was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam today. The team published screenshots highlighting where the leak occurred. The ransomware has been branded as ‘#RedAlert’ upon being obtained by means

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