Tag: PII
Good Governance and Controls for Ensuring Data Privacy
There has been a misconception about privacy that confuses many people. People tend to share seemingly related or unrelated personal information online, such as...
New Zealand’s Reserve Bank Data System Hacked; Critical Data at Risk
New Zealand’s top bank, the Reserve Bank, has acknowledged that a malicious actor has reportedly hacked and accessed one of its data systems, which...
Hackers Hit Gold with JM Bullion Hack
Online bullion dealer JM Bullion, who trades precious metals including gold, silver, copper, platinum, and palladium, has reported a hacking incident, which compromised and...
Lapse in Security! Pfizers Inadvertently Exposes PII of U.S. Prescription Drug Users
Global pharmaceutical company Pfizer inadvertently exposed Personal Identifiable Information (PII) of hundreds of prescription drug users in the U.S. after its misconfigured Google Cloud...
$5 Million Data Breach Suit Filed Against Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley, a financial services provider, finds itself stuck in a data breach suit filed by one of its customers, Timothy Smith. The suit...
Who’s Responsible for a Safer Cloud?
With today’s explosion of remote workers, we’re seeing an overwhelming reliance on the cloud. Its agility, anywhere access, and dynamic scalability make the cloud...