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US law enforcement sign contract with company that allows agencies to track a person’s movements by harvesting their phones’ location data – all without a search warrant Locate X allows one to hoover up location data in a geographic area Multiple US law enforcement signed contracts that allow them to use the tool Makers of … Read more
While the coronavirus spreads across the globe, hackers are taking advantage of the pandemic to steal data and make a profit. Cybersecurity experts reveal that since January more than 4,000 coronavirus-related domains have been registered and some 300 are deemed ‘malicious’ or ‘suspicious’. A new report, released by Check Point, found that domains about the … Read more
Cathay Pacific is fined £500,000 for mass data breach after hackers stole passport numbers, emails and dates of birth from 9.4m passengers including 111,000 Britons Regulator ruled firm had failed to protect security of customers’ personal data Found ‘catalogue’ of failings, including lack of virus protection and old systems Cathay was hit by ‘brute force’ … Read more
Amazon’s Ring keeps a log of every time a smart doorbell is rung, a motion-sensing camera is activated or the app is used on a smartphone – but claims NO video is saved Investigation found Amazon’s Ring has databases logging user interactions Records almost every instance the camera is activated or a feature is used … Read more
Tesco issues 620,000 new Clubcards to account holders after discovering a potential data breach Tesco believes database of stolen usernames and passwords tested on website Supermarket said no financial data was compromised and systems not hacked Potentially affected accounts were blocked and new Clubcard numbers issued By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 20:59 GMT, 2 … Read more
Tesco issues 600,000 new Clubcards to account holders after discovering a potential data breach Tesco believes database of stolen usernames and passwords tested on website Supermarket said no financial data was compromised and systems not hacked Potentially affected accounts were blocked and new Clubcard numbers issued By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 20:59 GMT, 2 … Read more
Smart motorways make traffic jams WORSE after a road crash, newly-released data shows Fears over controversial ‘all-lane running’ motorways without any hard shoulders New figures show they can actually worsen congestion when an incident occurs The £6billion smart motorway scheme is under review by Transport Secretary By Tom Payne Transport Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: … Read more
City watchdog under fire over data breach less than three weeks before Andrew Bailey takes over from Mark Carney at the Bank of England By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 23:46 GMT, 25 February 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 25 February 2020 The City regulator has reported itself to Britain’s data watchdog after … Read more
Samsung admits it suffered a data breach that exposed the details of 150 users following a ‘technical error’ Samsung confirmed the leak of 150 users’ personal information to The Register Comes less than a week after thousands received a bizarre ‘1’ notification It is believed the two events are separate and completely unrelated Samsung says users … Read more
Thousands of names, telephone numbers and addresses leaked online by the FCA after it accidentally publishes them on its website Nearly 2,000 people who complained about the FCA had their details published The FCA admitted it should not have left them on its website Details included names as well as addresses and telephone numbers By … Read more