T-Mobile disclosed a second data breach in 2020 in which hackers illegally accessed call-related and customer proprietary network information for about 200,000 subscribers.
Singapore’s early rollout of contact tracing included one of the world’s first mobile apps for this purpose, TraceTogether. Voluntary public uptake based on trust in government was key, but that trust may be shaken.
The March 2020 SolarWinds hack, which was not discovered for months, has formally been blamed on Russian hackers by a coalition of US intelligence agencies.
A new data sharing policy is universalizing personal information among Facebook products. WhatsApp informed users of this change in a privacy policy update, which did not provide any means of opting out.
Experts say the pro-Trump Capitol riot posed cybersecurity risks as protesters read email(s), plucked documents, and stole devices, including one connected to the federal network.
New privacy labels that Apple requires are revealing some major differences between competing messaging apps, best illustrated by setting Signal next to the voracious Facebook Messenger.
The idea of immunity passports demonstrating proof of a COVID vaccine to move about is being discussed by a broad variety of both government and business organizations.
Payment processor Juspay downplayed the data breach affecting 100 million customers, failed to notify them for five months until a researcher found the data selling on the dark web.
Security researchers found more than 500,000 stolen employee credentials from leading gaming companies circulating on the dark web, exposing the companies to potential data breaches and ransomware.
A recent privacy policy update from WhatsApp appeared to be forcing users to agree to sharing of personal data with Facebook. WhatsApp has clarified exactly what will be shared.
