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Defending Against Credential Phishing: Protecting Your Business and Employees Introduction In today’s digital era, online security is of utmost importance for individuals and businesses alike. Cybercriminals are constantly devising new techniques to steal sensitive information and exploit vulnerabilities. One such prevalent threat is credential phishing, which aims to acquire login credentials, personal information, and access…
Geopolitics U.K. Election Admin Agency Breach Exposed Personal Information of Tens of Millions Voters Introduction The United Kingdom’s top election administration agency, the Electoral Commission, announced on Tuesday that it had experienced a significant breach of its systems, resulting in the exposure of personal information of tens of millions of voters. The breach, which lasted…
Investigation Reveals Tracking of Sensitive Health Data on Pharmacy Retailer Websites Introduction An investigation conducted by The Markup and KFF Health News has uncovered the tracking of sensitive health data on the websites of major pharmacy retailers in the United States. The investigation found that browsing- and purchase-related data, including information on HIV tests and…
API Flaw in QuickBlox Framework Exposed PII of Millions of Users An Overview A research conducted by the Claroty Team82 and Check Point Research (CPR) has revealed critical vulnerabilities in the widely used QuickBlox software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API) that threaten the personal information of millions of users. QuickBlox SDK and…
Recently, the website of the Office of the Registrar General, Birth and Death Registration in Bangladesh accidentally exposed the personal details of its citizens. The leaked data, which included full names, phone numbers, email addresses, and national ID numbers, was discovered by TechCrunch and verified by Bitcrack Cyber Security. The leak contained data of millions…
US Agencies Buying Personal Information: An Alarming Threat to Privacy in the Age of AI The Scale of Data Surveillance Revealed The recent revelation that numerous US government agencies, including the FBI, Department of Defense, National Security Agency, and Treasury Department, have purchased vast quantities of personal information from commercial data brokers has raised serious…
API Security Testing for Dummies: A Crucial Step Towards Preventing Breaches and Protecting Personal Information Introduction In an age where cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated, it is imperative for individuals and organizations to prioritize internet security. With the rise of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) being used to connect various software systems, API security has…
Toyota Announces Another Data Breach Toyota Motor Corp. has recently announced that it has discovered another data breach, where two misconfigured cloud services were found leaking 260,000 car owners’ personal information over a seven-year period. This discovery comes after the car manufacturer conducted an investigation of its cloud features following the announcement earlier in the…
Data Breaches at Apria Healthcare Affect 2 Million Individuals One of the largest home medical equipment providers in the United States, Apria Healthcare, is currently notifying nearly two million individuals of compromised personal information in two data breaches that happened in 2019 and 2021, respectively. The Breach Details The company announced that it found out…
Data Breach at Food Distributor Sysco Exposes 126,000 Individuals’ Personal Information Food distributor Sysco Corporation has recently informed over 126,000 individuals about the compromise of their personal information in a recent cyberattack. The company initially disclosed the data breach in a Form 10-Q filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in early May….