According to a provisional measure published today, Brazil's National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) will gain autonomy from the presidency after being elevated to special authority status. The …
Mobile health apps leak sensitive data through APIs, report finds
Knight Ink recently partnered with mobile security company Approov to hack 30 different mobile health apps to analyze whether they pose a threat to valuable health information belonging to users. …
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Cyber-Attack on California Healthcare Organization
Partnership HealthPlan of California, a non-profit community-based healthcare organization based in Northern California, has allegedly suffered from a cyberattack that disrupted its computer systems. …
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Personal Data of 620 FSB Officers Published Online
The personal data of what the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Directorate of Intelligence claims to belong to Russian intelligence officers has been posted online. The data was published on Monday, and …
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Microsoft Says Lapsus$ Used Employee Account to Steal Source Code
Microsoft has confirmed that the data-extortion gang Lapsus$ was able to hack into its Azure DevOps server. In the same time frame, another victim, an authentication firm named Okta, came forward and …
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West Blocks Russia’s Access to Weather Data
Western weather agencies are restricting Russia's access to meteorological data due to fears that the country may use the information to its advantage when conducting attacks against Ukraine, …
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Misconfigured Firebase Databases Exposing Data in Mobile Apps
Check Point Research has released new analysis finding that 2,113 mobile apps using the Firebase could-base database exposed users' personal data. This means that 5% of the databases were vulnerable …
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Irish Watchdog Fines Meta $19m Over Data Breach
Ireland's data regulator, the Data Protection Commissioner, has fined Facebook's parent company Meta $19 million over the results of an inquiry that looked into twelve data breach notifications …
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MacTel warns critical infrastructure reforms create gaps in government data protection
Australia's Macquarie Telecom has labelled its critical infrastructure as inadequate, warning that data storage and processing service providers may be capable of avoiding regulations due to emphasis …
Marketing Firm Exposes Lead Data
Security researchers at Website Planet reportedly discovered an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket containing sensitive information belonging to millions of people. The information inside the bucket included …