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04/19/2024
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By Richard Brown
Alleged Russian hackers stole email conversations between Microsoft and U.S. federal agencies
United States officials have confirmed that Russian hackers successfully gained access to and pilfered government emails exchanged between Microsoft and federal agencies. Eric Goldstein, a senior official at the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), informed reporters that Microsoft had alerted several federal agencies about the potential breach, indicating that the hackers […]
02/29/2024
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By Ava Grace
Leaked documents from a Chinese contractor offers rare insight into how the CCP operates its cyberwarfare and surveillance operations
Chinese police are investigating an unauthorized and highly unusual online leak of documents from a private security contractor linked to the nation’s top policing agency and other parts of its government – a trove that catalogs apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese citizens and foreigners. The impacted company is known as […]
02/07/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Japanese government sources confirm Chinese hackers stole classified diplomatic information during 2020 cyberattack
A source who spoke with Kyodo News has confirmed that classified Japanese diplomatic information was leaked following Chinese cyberattacks on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2020. During the administration of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Kyodo News source reported that the Japanese government detected a large-scale attack and release of diplomatic telegrams. The nature of […]
01/03/2024
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By Zoey Sky
Xfinity notifies customers of data breach due to “software vulnerability”
Xfinity, the Comcast-owned telecommunications business, announced in December that hackers accessed customers’ personal information by exploiting a vulnerability in software used by the company. In a notice to customers, Xfinity announced that there was unauthorized access to internal systems because of this vulnerability between Oct. 16 and 19, 2023. The alleged software vulnerability was previously announced by software […]
12/22/2023
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By Zoey Sky
U.S. Navy bought surveillance data through adtech company that harvests location data from smartphones
The U.S. Navy has bought surveillance data through an adtech company owned by a major military contractor. A Navy document revealed that the adtech company nContext is owned by Sierra Nevada Corporation, and this “triangle of surveillance” has access to personal data that is often changing hands, along with globally collected data. According to public records, the Navy was […]
12/15/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Hackers target 23andMe DNA testing company, gain access to 6.9 MILLION user profiles
DNA testing company 23andMe recently faced a cyber attack that resulted in hackers gaining access to personal information from about 6.9 million account holders using customers’ old passwords. In some cases, the information hackers were able to steal included family trees, birth years and geographic locations, reported 23andMe. After weeks of speculation, 23andMe publicly acknowledged that […]
12/06/2023
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By Cassie B.
Hackers steal personal data of 6.9 million 23andMe customers, including DNA info
After initially claiming that hackers had accessed personal data belonging to 14,000 of its customers on Friday, the genetic testing company 23andMe now admits that the number of affected users is actually far higher at 6.9 million. This represents nearly half of their customer base, which totals 14 million. According to a statement by the […]
12/01/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Israeli intelligence to be granted FULL ACCESS to the National Biometric Database WITHOUT SAFEGUARDS to prevent misuse of information
The Israeli government will soon enforce substantial amendments in the usage and access of biometric data. According to experts, this could have profound implications for privacy rights. Israel’s move points to a radical shift in the control of civilian and private biometric data, especially amid the country’s conflict with Hamas. The series of altered data permissions are […]
11/13/2023
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By Laura Harris
Biometric digital ID numbers and personal identifiable information of approximately 815 million Indians HACKED
An anonymous hacker has breached the digital ID numbers and other personal information of approximately 815 million Indians from the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) test data of citizens linked to Aadhaar numbers registered with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). In 2021, the Indian government issued 12-digit unique identity numbers called Aadhaar to its approximately 1.3 billion population. […]
11/07/2023
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By Cassie B.
World’s biggest biometric ID system experiences massive breach, impacting 10% of global population
One of the biggest fears many people have about biometric ID systems recently materialized when the world’s biggest system was hacked, exposing the personal information of around 10 percent of the global population. The system in question is Aadhaar, a biometric digital identity program operated by the Indian government. 1.3 billion people in India are […]
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