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A technology forum based in Malaysia is under investigation after publishing details of a major data breach which included the personal details of more than 220,000 organ donors.

Jason Murdock Jan 24, 2018

"With a maximum child tax credit of $1,000 per child, that is a potentially significant return on investment," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 24, 2018

The disclosure comes several days after users who purchased products on OnePlus' website reported credit card fraud earlier this month.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 22, 2018

The data breach is suspected to be the work of an "advanced and professional" hacker or hacker group, and could impact nearly half of Norway's population.

India Ashok Jan 19, 2018

More than 50 Android apps on Google's Play Store found to be housing malicious code hackers could use to steal Facebook passwords.

Jason Murdock Jan 18, 2018

The website was abruptly shut down in January 2017 leading many to believe the service was raided by law enforcement.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 16, 2018

A Twitter profile linked to suspected Russian hackers, which last year pushed out stolen health documents of Olympic athletes, resurfaced on Wednesday - leaking files.

Jason Murdock Jan 10, 2018

Florida's AHCA said one of its employees fell victim to a "malicious phishing email" late last year.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 08, 2018

The report has already been dismissed as "fake news" by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 06, 2018

A T-Mobile customer in the US became "extremely paranoid" after a store employee used her personal information to text has asking if she wanted to "hang out and smoke".

Charlotte Tobitt Jan 05, 2018

"Please be assured that we will make every effort to ensure this does not happen again," the DHS said in a statement.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 04, 2018

Forever 21 has over 815 stores in 57 countries including the US, UK, Australia, China, India, Germany, Japan and Latin America.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 30, 2017

Troy Hunt, security expert and creator of the data breach repository "HaveIBeenPwned.com" discovered the unsecured file and said the data was compromised in 2015.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 28, 2017

The breach impacts Nissan's Canadian customers and may have involved hackers stealing extensive personal information.

India Ashok Dec 23, 2017

A cybersecurity firm says it discovered a weakly protected database that was leaking personal information relating to more than 120 million American households.

Jason Murdock Dec 19, 2017

With fervent anticipation and excitement surrounding the recent premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, even "starwars" managed to make it to the list.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 19, 2017

"This shows the surprising ease with which de-identification can fail, highlighting the risky balance between data sharing and privacy," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 19, 2017

"This experience of searching and finding passwords within this database is as scary as it is shocking," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 12, 2017

Dashlane has listed some of the government officials, major companies and notable figures that suffered the most embarrassing password-related gaffes this year.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 11, 2017

The Vietnamese hacker has previously compromised numerous Vietnamese websites including those of telecom firms, banks and an online military newspaper.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 11, 2017

The week in cybersecurity was largely dominated by cryptocurrency. That's unsurprising, given that bitcoin spiked in value, reaching $17,000 at one point.

Jason Murdock Dec 09, 2017

From Anthem and Chipotle to Equifax and Uber, this year saw several data breaches and leaks.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 08, 2017

The then-Uber CEO Travis Kalanic was reoprtedly aware of the breach and the bug bounty payment, which was made in November 2016.

India Ashok Dec 08, 2017

Major banking applications used by HSBC, NatWest and Co-op had potential to let hackers steal usernames and passwords of account holders.

Jason Murdock Dec 07, 2017

The data leak is caused by the website's flawed default security settings, leaving users vulnerable to blackmail and hacking.

India Ashok Dec 07, 2017

As cryptocurrency continues to grow exponentially in popularity and value, this isn't the first time hackers have targeted a digital currency platform

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 07, 2017

Experts raised serious questions about why a virtual keyboard app would need to collect such detailed and personal information that has nothing to do with its functionality.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 06, 2017

The San Francisco-based firm leaked data such as internal builds of numerous clients including NFL, CBS, Amex, NBA, FOX, PGA and more.

India Ashok Dec 05, 2017

"The security of TIO's systems and the protection of TIO's customers are our highest priorities," PayPal said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 04, 2017

The exposed data included information such as customers' names, credit reports, full credit card and bank account numbers, and more.

India Ashok Dec 01, 2017