Tag: data breach
7 Times Ransomware Became a Major Healthcare Hazard
By Rudra Srinivas
Cyber-attacks on healthcare organizations has become a trend in the last few years. With sensitive information of their patients with them, healthcare...
Facebook Bug Turns On iPhone Camera Inadvertently
This might be shocking news for iPhone lovers, who strongly believe that their Apple devices are safe, and no one can spy on them....
Multiple Security Flaws Detected (and fixed) in Cisco Small Business Routers
Potential vulnerabilities in Cisco’s small business routers could allow a remote attacker to exploit the devices to get sensitive data. Cisco, the networking hardware...
Failure in HIPAA Compliance Costs URMC $3 million fine
The University of Rochester Medical Center’s (URMCs) ignorance towards HIPAA compliance has costed them a $3 million fine. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at...
Two Ex-Employees of Twitter Caught Spying for Saudi Arabia
Two former employees of Twitter have been recently charged for spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government.
According...
Facebook Reports Data Breach, Yet Again!
Data breach woes for Facebook don’t seem to be ending. Facebook yet again admitted a data breach involving roughly 100 third-party app developers who...
Data Breach at California DMV Affects 3,200 Drivers’ Information
Information of thousands of drivers has been exposed in a data breach at the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) that went unnoticed for...
Researchers Found New Laser-Based “Light Commands” Attack
Security researchers from the University of Electro-Communications & Michigan discovered a new kind of injection attack that allows an attacker to infuse arbitrary audio...
Don’t Reboot Your Systems after Ransomware Attack: Experts
Security pros stated rebooting a computer after a ransomware attack could lead to restarting a crashed file-encryption process and cause potential loss of encryption...
Data Breach Reports Increase in Canada after Privacy Law
The number of reported data breaches in Canada increased by six times after the country implemented a new breach-reporting regulation.
The new regulation, the Personal...
