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privacy and security

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Meta fined €91Mn by Irish regulators for storing user passwords in plaintext

Meta is no stranger to be hit by financial penalties for user…

North Korean hackers behind attack that exploited a Chrome flaw for crypto theft

A North Korean hacking group identified as Citrine Sleet, reportedly exploited a…

[Updated]: CrowdStrike offers $10 apology ‘gift cards’ for the internet catastrophe that unfolded last week

[Update]: CrowdStrike later reached out to comment on the development, revealing that…
Apple

Apple warns some India iPhone users of Pegasus-like mercenary spyware threat

Apple has once again alerted certain users of the iPhone in India…

Instagram introduces Nudity Protection in private messages

In response to growing concerns over user safety in online spaces, popular…
Apple

Apple warns users in 92 countries including India, of targeted spyware attack to gain unathorized iPhone access

Apple has issued a sweeping alert to iPhone users in India and…

Indian government’s cloud infra leaked citizen data for several years due to misconfiguration: Report

A major data security lapse, which has now been fixed, within India’s…

Apple says ‘Lockdown Mode’ has completed a year with no successful cyberattacks

In the fast-paced realm of cybersecurity, Apple’s Lockdown Mode has completed a…

Spanish media consortium files €550mn lawsuit against Facebook-parent Meta

A consortium comprising more than 80 prominent media outlets in Spain has…

Apple addresses zero-day threats with security updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

In the face of ever-evolving cyber threats, user vigilance remains paramount, and…

Apple issues security updates to fix zero-day bugs targeting iPhone and Mac users

Apple has launched a series of urgent security updates that are targeted…

X to use collected user data and publicly available information to train its AI and ML models

The fact that Twitter – now known as X – is in…

X to collect biometrics of premium users for “safety, security and identification purposes”

X, the erstwhile Twitter, is now set to collect even more sensitive…
India

Indian govt. brings back data protection bill, tabled in lower house amid strong Opposition

India’s Union Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, introduced the…

Massive leak at Bangladesh govt site exposes data of millions of citizens

In a major cybersecurity breach, a government website in Bangladesh has exposed…