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  Fake 'Star Wars' website is stealing user data: Here's what it is

  Technology | December 23, 2019 12:29 IST

  A fake Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker website is stealing user data. Read on to know more.

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  Again? Facebook leaks data of 267 million Facebook Users

  Technology | December 21, 2019 10:48 IST

  As part of yet another data breach, Facebook has leaked data of around 267 million users. Read more to find out.

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  Google warns Indian users of possible data breaches following Chrome 79 bug

  Technology | December 19, 2019 15:34 IST

  After the Chrome 79 bug was discovered and fixed, Google warns Indian users of data breaches. Here's what it is:

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  Worst passwords of 2019: Here are the passwords that can be easily hacked

  Technology | December 18, 2019 16:25 IST

  Here are the worst passwords of 2019 that can be easily hacked. Read on to know more.

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  Auto value chain data sold to private parties in breach of privacy

  Business | September 20, 2019 10:20 IST

  The Vahan and Sarathi ministry maintains the Centralized National Registry through the National Informatics Centre and it contains approximately 25 crore vehicle registration records and 15 crore driving licence records. 

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  Average data breach cost hits Rs 12.8 crore in India: IBM

  Business | July 23, 2019 13:34 IST

  The average cost of data breach in India grew 7.29 per cent year-over-year to reach Rs 12.8 crore from Rs 11.9 crore last year, said a new study by IBM on Tuesday.

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  British Airways fined £183m over theft of passenger data

  World | July 08, 2019 12:00 IST

  British Airways says it has been notified by the UK Information Commissioner's Office that it intends to issue the airline with a £183m fine over the theft of customer data from its website (SKY).

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  Noida: STF arrests kingpin of gang that duped people of Rs 200 crore in online fraud

  India | March 31, 2019 22:46 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh police's Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday said it has nabbed the kingpin of a gang that procured data of 14 lakh customers illegally and allegedly duped people to the tune of Rs 200 crore through online fraud over a period of time. 

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  Facebook lands in trouble again, seven-nation panel to grill social media giant over data breach scandals

  World | November 24, 2018 16:49 IST

  An unprecedented international grand committee comprising 22 representatives from seven parliaments will meet in London next week to put questions to Facebook about the online fake news crisis.

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  Aadhaar data breach compromised 1 billion records in first half of 2018, claims report

  India | October 15, 2018 23:23 IST

  945 data breaches led to 4.5 billion data records being compromised worldwide in the first half of 2018 out of which over 1 billion data records have been exposed in India, as per the recent findings of the Breach Level Index.  

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  Google+ to shut down after software glitch compromises 5 lakh accounts

  Internet | October 09, 2018 7:34 IST

  The information was notified by Ben Smith, Google Fellow and vice-president of engineering, in a blog post on Monday, in which he noted that the Indian-American headed company could not confirm which users were impacted by the bug.

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  Post data breach Facebook states that hackers didn't access any third-party app

  Technology | October 03, 2018 12:18 IST

  Facebook recommends developers stick to its Login security best practices like using official Facebook SDKs for Android, iOS and JavaScript, using the Graph API.

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  Facebook security breach: Data of 50 million users exposed, accounts from India feared hit

  Internet | September 29, 2018 8:41 IST

  It is feared that a significant number of affected users are from India, given the fact the company has the maximum 270 million users in the country.

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  Amazon lands in trouble after allegations of confidential data leak emerge, probe initated

  Business | September 17, 2018 14:24 IST

  An Amazon spokesperson in a brief statement said that the company is "conducting a thorough investigation of these claims."

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  Social Media tools won't be allowed to abuse poll process: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  India | August 26, 2018 16:51 IST

  The issue of abuse of social media platforms has been under scanner in India over the last few months and the government has resolved to take tough action to prevent any platform misuse.

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  Paytm denies allegations of user data sharing with investors, external party

  Business | July 26, 2018 18:29 IST

  One97 Communications Ltd, which owns the brand Paytm, India's largest digital payments company, never shares any of its user's data with any third party agencies, stakeholders, investors or any foreign entity, it said.

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  NEET data breach: Rahul Gandhi writes to CBSE, demands inquiry

  India | July 24, 2018 12:07 IST

  Gandhi, in his letter, has requested the CBSE chairman for additional safeguards to prevent the recurrence of such data breaches. 

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  Data breach scandal: Govt refuses to share Facebook's response citing confidentiality

  India | July 15, 2018 12:30 IST

  It was asked to provide copy of replies received from Facebook and Cambridge Analytica on the notices sent by the ministry.

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  Facebook faces record UK fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal

  Technology | July 11, 2018 11:15 IST

  The UK's data protection watchdog plans to fine Facebook 500,000 pounds ($662,954) over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. It would be its biggest ever penalty.

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  Google allows third-party developers to scan your Gmail: Report

  Internet | July 03, 2018 11:05 IST

  According to Google, it provides data only to outside developers it has vetted and to whom users have explicitly granted permission to access email.