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Microsoft Suffers Cyber Attack; Over 60,000 Customers Affected
Tech-giant Microsoft has suffered a major cyberattack, which has made over 60,000 users of the company's business email software its victim. The victims include banks, electricity providers, and senior citizen homes among others. Reportedly, the attack is still going on and several cybersecurity firms have been trying to enquire about it and know what information the hackers have acquired. Microsoft has stated that the attack was initiated by… read-more
Tags: Data Breach, Cyber Attack, Cyber Security, Mircosoft
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Expert Claims Financial Details Of 3.3 Lakh Indians Leaked On Dark Web
Independent cyber security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia has claimed that financial data of around 3.3 lakh Indians was leaked on the dark web on January 20. Rajshekhjar claimed that nearly 6 GB of personal data including phone numbers, email addresses, PAN and bank details have been leaked by a hacker group, ShinyHunters. While Rajshekhar said the data breach belongs to a Cryptocurrency exchange company named BuyUCoin, the company has… read-more
Tags: cybersecurity, Data Breach, Dark Web, Financial Information, Cyber Crime
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WhatsApp Delays Contentious Update To May 2021 After Social Outrage
Facing social outrage over its new privacy policies, WhatsApp has delayed the controversial update that were earlier scheduled in February to May 2021. Clarifying the misconceptions and confusion about privacy breach in the update, WhatsApp said, "This update does not expand our ability to share data with Facebook." Besides, it said that the new update was meant for people to manage their businesses and assured that the personal conversation… read-more
Tags: Whatsapp updates, Privacy Policy, Facebook, Data Breach, WhatsApp
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Data Of 2 Crore BigBasket Users For Sale On Dark Web, says Cyble
According to a cyber intelligence firm Cyble, the data of around two crore users of BigBasket, a digital grocery platform is on sale for around Rs.30 lakh on the dark web. The data includes their names, addresses, DOB, location, email Ids, and the IP address. BigBasket has, however, verified the data breach and has clarified that it does not record the financial information of its users, thus, the financial data is secure.
Tags: BigBasket, Data Breach, Dark Web, National news
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