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Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim May Use New ALoP Technology for Compact Camera Module, Better Image Quality
Samsung is expected to reveal the Galaxy S25 Slim alongside the usual trio — Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. As we wait for official details about the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event, a leak has surfaced online providing information about the slim flagship. Samsung is expected to use the recently announced ALoP technology for the te...
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CoinStats Hit With Security Breach, Over 1,500 Linked Crypto Wallets Compromised
CoinStats has brought its functioning app to a temporary pause after suffering a hack attack over the weekend. Cyber criminals behind the attack lured CoinStats users to click malicious links, falsely informing users of a reward worth 14.2 ETH or $48,128 (roughly Rs. 40.2 lakh). A total of 1,590 crypto wallets have been affected as part of this bre...
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UK Armed Forces Data Exposed In Suspected Chinese Cyberattack: Report
A third-party payroll system has been hacked, potentially compromising the bank details of all serving armed forces personnel and some veterans.
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"I Can't Believe He's Gone" Scam On Facebook: What It It And And How To Protect Yourself From It
Cybersecurity expert Marijus Briedis from NordVPN has explained that this scam preys on users' emotions, particularly grief and loss, to lure them into clicking on malicious links.
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Dublin Airport Staff's Salary Data Breached After Cyberattack
Some Dublin airport staff's financial information has been compromised by a cyber-attack on provider company Aon that also affected various other firms, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said on Sunday.
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Threat Actors Do Not Have Access to CoWIN Portal and Backend Database, Claims Cybersecurity Firm
After the Union health ministry dismissed reports of a data breach on the CoWIN platform, cyber security firm CloudSEK has said that threat actors do not have access to the entire portal nor the backend database. "Based on matching fields from Telegram data and previously reported incidents affecting health workers of a region, we assume the inform...
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"Living In Old Era": Anurag Thakur's Dig At Rahul Gandhi Over US Remarks
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday alleged that national security was "compromised" during the Congress rule when middlemen had access to sensitive information about the country's defence requirements.
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Consumers' Right to Data Protection, Privacy and Safe Internet Can Never Be Compromised, MoS IT Says
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday that platforms in the digital space will always be held accountable to their customers by the government. Big Tech has avoided regulation all around the world "because they masqueraded as innovation", according to the MoS IT. The government is currently conducting a nation...
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1.2 Crore WhatsApp Users, 17 Lakh Facebook Users Targeted in India's Massive Data Theft
A massive data breach that has implications for national security was unearthed by Cyberabad Police here, who arrested seven people of a gang allegedly involved in the theft and sale of sensitive data of the government and important organisations, including details of 2.55 lakh defence personnel as well as the personal and confidential data of abou...
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TikTok Banned From Government Devices in Canada Over 'Unacceptable' Risk to Privacy, Security
Canada announced it was banning Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from government-issued devices on Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that his government was looking carefully at how to ensure Canadians' online safety. "This may be a first step, it may be the only step we need to take," he said referring to the action against...
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Medibank Warns More Patient Data Stolen in Data Breach After Hacker Sends Another 1,000 Policy Records
Medibank, Australia's biggest health insurer, has said that it expects the number of customers affected by a massive data breach detected last week to grow, after the insurer received more files from the hacker who breached the company. The files show information including personal and health claims data of more patients as well as files with some ...
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Uber Ex Security Chief Convicted For Covering Up Huge 2016 Hack: Reports
A jury on Wednesday found Uber's former security chief guilty of federal crimes for covering up a massive hack that compromised personal information of users and drivers, according to US media reports.
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Nearly 10 Million Australians Hit By Massive Telecom Cyberattack
Sensitive information about almost 10 million Australian telecoms subscribers may have been compromised by a massive hack of the country's second-largest provider, the firm revealed Friday.
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Samsung Discloses Breach of US Systems in July, Says Personal Information Was Exposed
Samsung on Friday disclosed a security breach that resulted in the exposure of customers private information that took place in July, according to the company. The electronics giant revealed that its US systems had been compromised in late July, and that it was informing customers that it believes were affected by the breach that exposed names, con...
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Privacy Tracker Retracts Paytm Mall Leak Claim, Believes Leak Was ‘Fabricated’
Have I Been Pwned, the privacy tracker that helps users check if their data has been compromised by data breaches, has retracted its claim that Paytm Mall was hacked in 2020. HIBP creator Troy Hunt tweeted on Friday stating that the what was claimed was personal data of 3.4 million users, allegedly sourced from the two-year-old data breach, appeare...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim May Use New ALoP Technology for Compact Camera Module, Better Image Quality
Samsung is expected to reveal the Galaxy S25 Slim alongside the usual trio — Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. As we wait for official details about the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event, a leak has surfaced online providing information about the slim flagship. Samsung is expected to use the recently announced ALoP technology for the te...
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CoinStats Hit With Security Breach, Over 1,500 Linked Crypto Wallets Compromised
CoinStats has brought its functioning app to a temporary pause after suffering a hack attack over the weekend. Cyber criminals behind the attack lured CoinStats users to click malicious links, falsely informing users of a reward worth 14.2 ETH or $48,128 (roughly Rs. 40.2 lakh). A total of 1,590 crypto wallets have been affected as part of this bre...
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UK Armed Forces Data Exposed In Suspected Chinese Cyberattack: Report
A third-party payroll system has been hacked, potentially compromising the bank details of all serving armed forces personnel and some veterans.
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"I Can't Believe He's Gone" Scam On Facebook: What It It And And How To Protect Yourself From It
Cybersecurity expert Marijus Briedis from NordVPN has explained that this scam preys on users' emotions, particularly grief and loss, to lure them into clicking on malicious links.
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Dublin Airport Staff's Salary Data Breached After Cyberattack
Some Dublin airport staff's financial information has been compromised by a cyber-attack on provider company Aon that also affected various other firms, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) said on Sunday.
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Threat Actors Do Not Have Access to CoWIN Portal and Backend Database, Claims Cybersecurity Firm
After the Union health ministry dismissed reports of a data breach on the CoWIN platform, cyber security firm CloudSEK has said that threat actors do not have access to the entire portal nor the backend database. "Based on matching fields from Telegram data and previously reported incidents affecting health workers of a region, we assume the inform...
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"Living In Old Era": Anurag Thakur's Dig At Rahul Gandhi Over US Remarks
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday alleged that national security was "compromised" during the Congress rule when middlemen had access to sensitive information about the country's defence requirements.
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Consumers' Right to Data Protection, Privacy and Safe Internet Can Never Be Compromised, MoS IT Says
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday that platforms in the digital space will always be held accountable to their customers by the government. Big Tech has avoided regulation all around the world "because they masqueraded as innovation", according to the MoS IT. The government is currently conducting a nation...
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1.2 Crore WhatsApp Users, 17 Lakh Facebook Users Targeted in India's Massive Data Theft
A massive data breach that has implications for national security was unearthed by Cyberabad Police here, who arrested seven people of a gang allegedly involved in the theft and sale of sensitive data of the government and important organisations, including details of 2.55 lakh defence personnel as well as the personal and confidential data of abou...
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TikTok Banned From Government Devices in Canada Over 'Unacceptable' Risk to Privacy, Security
Canada announced it was banning Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from government-issued devices on Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that his government was looking carefully at how to ensure Canadians' online safety. "This may be a first step, it may be the only step we need to take," he said referring to the action against...
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Medibank Warns More Patient Data Stolen in Data Breach After Hacker Sends Another 1,000 Policy Records
Medibank, Australia's biggest health insurer, has said that it expects the number of customers affected by a massive data breach detected last week to grow, after the insurer received more files from the hacker who breached the company. The files show information including personal and health claims data of more patients as well as files with some ...
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Uber Ex Security Chief Convicted For Covering Up Huge 2016 Hack: Reports
A jury on Wednesday found Uber's former security chief guilty of federal crimes for covering up a massive hack that compromised personal information of users and drivers, according to US media reports.
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Nearly 10 Million Australians Hit By Massive Telecom Cyberattack
Sensitive information about almost 10 million Australian telecoms subscribers may have been compromised by a massive hack of the country's second-largest provider, the firm revealed Friday.
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Samsung Discloses Breach of US Systems in July, Says Personal Information Was Exposed
Samsung on Friday disclosed a security breach that resulted in the exposure of customers private information that took place in July, according to the company. The electronics giant revealed that its US systems had been compromised in late July, and that it was informing customers that it believes were affected by the breach that exposed names, con...
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Privacy Tracker Retracts Paytm Mall Leak Claim, Believes Leak Was ‘Fabricated’
Have I Been Pwned, the privacy tracker that helps users check if their data has been compromised by data breaches, has retracted its claim that Paytm Mall was hacked in 2020. HIBP creator Troy Hunt tweeted on Friday stating that the what was claimed was personal data of 3.4 million users, allegedly sourced from the two-year-old data breach, appeare...
