We live in an age where privacy is hard to come by. If you go online, you’ve got sites tracking your every move. Even offline, your privacy is limited – every company you deal with wants to collect that...
The Zoom video-conferencing app has been facing privacy risks amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. There are several privacy and security concerns associated with the app that resulted in severe criticism and cyberthreats globally. Recently, Zoom came under the Indian...
A data breach by Global Affairs Canada (GCA) has exposed personally identifiable information (PII) including passport information of 247 Canadians aboard the Coronavirus affected MS Zaandam cruise ship. The unintentional data breach was caused by an “administrative error” as...
Cybersecurity firm Cyble found hackers selling over 267 million Facebook records for £500 (US$623) on dark websites and hacker forums. In a blog post, Cyble claimed that the records contain information that could allow attackers to perform spear phishing...
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) urged people to report suspicious emails to Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) in order to prevent the growing phishing and cyberattacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency asked people to forward any...
With no physical interactions these days, many people are sharing their updates online through pictures, posts, and other information. Hence, the FBI has issued a warning stating that people involved in such social media trends could be making themselves...
Singapore is gearing up for the general elections, which will be held in April 2021. Owing to this, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore and the Elections Department (ELD), have published advisories...
Aptoide, a third-party app store for Android applications, recently admitted that one of its databases may have been a victim of a cyberattack and suffered a possible data breach. In an official statement, Aptoide stated that login emails and...
Essential services like health care facilities, small businesses, and non-profit organizations in Canada will be getting free cybersecurity services, until September 30, 2020, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) recently announced. CIRA is a non-profit organization that manages the...
Anyone at the helm of a startup with any presence in the digital sector has to be keenly aware (even if only subconsciously) of the vital importance of cybersecurity. High-profile data leaks and system disruptions steadily brought it into...
