Cybersecurity

Google to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in ‘Incognito Mode’ Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

Apr 02, 2024NewsroomBrowser Security / Data Security Google has agreed to purge billions of data records reflecting users’ browsing activities to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the search giant tracked them without their knowledge or consent in its Chrome browser. The class action, filed in 2020, alleged the company misled users by tracking […]

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Flaws in public records management tool could let hackers nab sensitive data linked to requests

A popular tool used by numerous state and local governments to manage public records requests contained defects that could have allowed hackers to download troves of unsecured files tethered to records inquiries, including highly sensitive personal information like IDs, fingerprints, child welfare documentation and medical reports, Nextgov/FCW has learned. The flaws, which have been remedied, […]

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Threat Actors Selling 1.8TB Database of Indian Mobile Users

The database holds personal records of over 750 million Indian citizens, accounting for nearly half of the country’s 1.4 billion population. A massive yet alleged data breach has reportedly exposed the personal information of millions worldwide, encompassing 85% of the Indian population, marking it as the largest-ever breach of its kind. Indian cybersecurity firm CloudSEK […]

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Global Retailer BuyGoods.com Leaks 198GB of Internal and User PII, KYC data

The staggering 198.3 gigabytes of misconfigured database contained more than 260,000 records including customer selfies with unredacted credit cards. Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler recently uncovered a misconfigured cloud database that had left a wealth of sensitive data exposed. The affected database contained records attributed to customers of BuyGoods.com, alternatively recognized in the industry as Softwareproject. […]