According to records published by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, July 2018 was the worst month for health privacy where the data of almost 860,000 patients had been compromised. The records showed that 31 security incidents put a total...
Checkpoint researchers recently disclosed a vulnerability which can allow attackers to alter messages in a WhatsApp chat to appear that it came from another user who is not part of the group, or sending private messages that can be seen by only one person, but...
It was pointed out in a recent opinion piece that retailers in Singapore which still collect customers' national registration identity card (NRIC) as unique identifiers for their activities should be held accountable for data breaches. It was explained that only the consumers bear the risk and...
Security researcher Ryan Stevenson reportedly found this week a number of flaws in Comcast’s online customer portal which exposed the partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of around 26 million Xfinity customers. Stevenson added that the flaws were easy to exploit, However, Comcast said that...
It was discovered through a recent assessment that the software used to operate Nova Scotia’s freedom of information website presented high risks to data privacy and security. The KPMG found that someone had been able to download around 7,000 documents, including several hundred containing personal...
Responding to a letter sent to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet Chief Larry Page, Apple explained that the iPhone does not record audio while listening for Siri wake up commands, and Siri does not share spoken words. The phonemaker added that users need to...
A former Cadillac Fairview employee recently revealed that a Canadian real estate company had installed a cellphone monitoring system in at least one of its malls which it uses to track the movement of shoppers. The source, who provided access for the system’s installation in 2016,...
Singapore’s Minister for Communications and Information S. Iswaran assured the Parliament last Monday that multiple safeguards have been put in place to prevent the misuse of SingHealth data. Iswaran, who is also Minister-in-charge of Cyber Security, explained that financial institutions such as banks do not rely...
The US Department of Energy recently warned that attackers can extract sensitive information from smart utility meters that collect information aside from just the total energy consumption. According to the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), an attacker with just $500 worth of equipment and materials can...
Legal experts said this week that India’s Election Commission may change the way it publishes its list of voters if the privacy bill being drafted by the Justice BN Srikrishna Committee becomes a law. At present, the EC publishes on its website the voter’s gender and...