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T-Mobile settles 2021 data breach case, affected customers could get up to 25k

T-Mobile is making compensation payments to consumers impacted due to the 2021 data breach.

T-Mobile compensation: Nearly 76 million people suffered a significant data breach at the Washington-based wireless network operator.(Piaxbay)

world news

Published on Apr 13, 2025 05:37 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

23andMe stock falls nearly 60% due to bankruptcy filing

23andMe is a Silicon Valley-based company which provides ancestry and health information using a mail-back saliva test. It has now filed for bankruptcy.

A pedestrian walks by a sign posted in front of the 23andMe headquarters on February 1, 2024 in Sunnyvale, California.(Justin Sullivan/AFP)

business

Published on Mar 25, 2025 12:32 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

DNA data of 15 million Americans up for sale? 23andMe bankruptcy row explained

Biotech giant 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday

23andMe has collected DNA from saliva samples from more than 15 million customers(AFP)

world news

Updated on Mar 25, 2025 10:35 AM IST

ByYash Nitish Bajaj

What was leaked in the US personal data breach which affected 3 million people?

The employee screening service that suffered the data breach contains a wide range of information including work history, credit data and more about applicants.

Representational image: A personal data breach in a US employment screening service has affected over 3 million people(Pexel)

world news

Published on Feb 26, 2025 06:14 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Rajnath highlights new threats at sea

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh highlights unconventional sea threats like cyber-attacks and GPS spoofing, urging the coast guard to remain vigilant.

Rajnath Singh presented 32 medals to coast guard personnel for their gallantry and distinguished service. (HT PHOTO)

india news

Published on Feb 26, 2025 06:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Personal data of 3 million exposed after hackers hit top US screening company

US data breach: It remains unclear who was behind the cyberattack or how the company’s systems were compromised.

Hackers had access to highly sensitive personal data of over 3 million Americans.(Representational image)

world news

Updated on Feb 26, 2025 07:54 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Did DeepSeek steal OpenAI data for training? Microsoft begins probe: Report

DeepSeek became the top-rated free application available on Apple's App Store in the United States on Monday

A group connected to DeepSeek reportedly exfiltrated a large amount of data using OpenAI’s application programming interface (API).(AFP)

world news

Published on Jan 29, 2025 05:09 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

US hacker likely linked to ’24 BSNL data breach

Cameron John Wagenius, a communications specialist, was arrested on December 20 for attempting to sell hacked data from American telecom companies.

Cameron John Wagenius, a communications specialist stationed in South Korea, was arrested on December 20 for attempting to sell hacked data from American telecom companies. (HT PHOTO)

india news

Updated on Jan 10, 2025 03:00 AM IST

ByAditi Agrawal, New Delhi

Meta fined €250 million by Ireland data body over a 2018 breach

The breach arose from the exploitation by unauthorised third parties of user tokens on the Facebook platform.

The decisions in relation to the breach were made by the Commissioners for Data Protection. (Representative Image)

world news

Published on Dec 18, 2024 10:17 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Shivam Pratap Singh

Former employees booked for stealing company data and sharing with competitor

Mumbai police filed an FIR against two ex-employees of Baccarose for allegedly stealing confidential data and sharing it with a rival firm.

cities

Updated on Dec 05, 2024 07:40 AM IST

ByVinay Dalvi

J&K govt bans use of third party tools for transmitting official documents

However, there will be no such restriction on sharing “confidential” and “restricted” information over the internet, provided they were shared via networks that have deployed commercial AES 256-bit encryption

In the government order, officials have been directed to strictly ensure security and confidentiality of official communications by abiding by government directions to avoid “potential risks”. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

cities

Updated on Nov 27, 2024 06:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jammu

HDFC Life Insurance files police case against data theft, extortion

HDFC Life Insurance reported a cyber fraud case after customer data was stolen and extortion demands were made, prompting police investigation.

cities

Updated on Nov 27, 2024 06:13 PM IST

ByVinay Dalvi

Imsha Rehman deactivates social media accounts after explicit video leaked

Imsha Rehman leaked video: Pakistani TikTok star Imsha Rehman has deactivated her social media accounts after her explicit videos were leaked online.

Pakistani influencer Imsha Rehman's explicit videos were leaked online.

trending

Updated on Nov 13, 2024 12:46 PM IST

BySanya Jain

Why development needs more than data

This article is authored by Priyadarshini Singh, fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), New Delhi.

ht insight

Published on Nov 07, 2024 02:21 PM IST

ByPriyadarshini Singh

Huge data breach at Game Freak studios reveals shocking dark Pokemon movie plot

Game Freak faces a significant data breach, leaking over a terabyte of sensitive information, including assets from the upcoming 24th Pokemon movie

Game Freak is reeling from a data breach revealing details about the 24th Pokemon movie.(@DetPikachuMovie/X)

entertainment

Published on Oct 16, 2024 11:15 AM IST

ByBhavika Rathore

‘Catastrophic’ cyberattack on Internet Archive exposes data of 31 million users

The Internet Archive went offline due to a major cyberattack exposing millions of users' data.

The Internet Archive suffered a significant cyberattack, compromising 31 million user accounts. A pro-Palestinian hacker group claimed responsibility, raising concerns about cybersecurity ahead of the US elections. The founder stated that efforts are underway to recover services and enhance protection.(Representational)

business

Published on Oct 11, 2024 07:58 AM IST

AFP |

Disney to stop using Salesforce's Slack after hack exposed company data: Report

Disney CFO Hugh Johnston said most of the media and entertainment company's businesses would stop using Slack as a workplace collaboration tool later this year

The entrance to Walt Disney studios is seen in Burbank, California, U.S. August 6, 2018.(Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

business

Published on Sep 20, 2024 07:50 PM IST

Reuters |

Private data of millions of Indian insurer Star Health's customers up for sale

Stolen medical data from Star Health is accessible via Telegram chatbots. Despite claims of no widespread compromise, sensitive information is for sale.

Stolen data from Star Health, India's top health insurer, is accessible via Telegram chatbots, revealing security concerns and ongoing criminal activity.

business

Published on Sep 20, 2024 10:34 AM IST

Reuters |

Transforming data centres, elevating real time processing

Authored by - Rajesh Kaushal, LOB head, India & SAARC, communication & information solutions business unit and ICTBG, Delta Electronics India Private Limited.

ht insight

Published on Sep 17, 2024 11:35 AM IST

ByRajesh Kaushal

Australia's Evolution Mining targeted in latest cyber attack

EVOLUTION-MINING-CYBERATTACK:Australia's Evolution Mining targeted in latest cyber attack

technology

Published on Aug 12, 2024 02:51 PM IST

Reuters |

Data on BSNL server ‘similar’ to sample of breached data: Minister in Lok Sabha

On May 29, a user named ‘kiberphant0m’ had posted on Breach Forums, a well-known website for black-hat hackers to sell (or claim to sell) hacked data, that they had hacked data from BSNL and were willing to sell it for $5,000.

A woman speaks on her mobile phone in front of the BSNL office in Kolkata. (Reuters Photo)

india news

Published on Jul 25, 2024 11:32 AM IST

ByAditi Agrawal

Nothing data leak: Company confirms ‘vulnerability’ affecting data

Nothing data leak: Nothing, run by Carl Pei, also acknowledged that it found a "vulnerability" that affected community members' data.

Nothing data leak: According to reports, it came to notice via a text file-sharing website.

business

Published on Apr 23, 2024 02:23 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Roku says this after the cyberattack that compromised 576,000 streaming accounts

Roku addresses security breach affecting 576,000 accounts, implements password resets and two-factor authentication for all users. Second such breach this year.

world news

Updated on Apr 13, 2024 10:25 AM IST

ByTuhin Das Mahapatra

Are you a boAt user? Your personal details may be selling on dark web

boAt Data Breach: A hacker named ShopifyGUY claimed to breach the data of audio products and smartwatch maker boAt Lifestyle.

boAt Data Breach: Keeping aside the immediate loss of personal information, the data breach also makes boAT customers more vulnerable to financial fraud, scams and identity theft

business

Updated on Apr 08, 2024 03:24 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Queen gives big update on King Charles, Were his medical records also breached?

King Charles' medical records were not compromised during the alleged data breach involving Kate Middleton's personal information at the London Clinic.

During her visit to Northern Ireland, Queen Camilla told well-wishers that King Charles III is

world news

Published on Mar 22, 2024 02:09 AM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Man claims Goibibo shared his trip notification with his contact list

The man took to X and shared about the concerning incident. He claimed that after he completed a trip, a notification for it was sent to his contact list.

Notification that X user shared on the platform. (X/@designerdada)

trending

Published on Jan 18, 2024 12:19 PM IST

ByVrinda Jain

CBS, Paramount owner National Amusements reveals data theft: ‘Over 82k hit'

Though the breach occurred in December 2022, it was detected only in August this year, the company said.

technology

Published on Dec 28, 2023 04:42 PM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

Why is healthcare sector a new target for cyberattacks? Experts insights

Key security practices for data protection in healthcare include deploying threat intelligence solutions, utilising security analytics by machine learning.

cyberattacks(via social media/ twitter )

technology

Published on Oct 31, 2023 08:40 PM IST

BySingh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Kunal Gaurav

Aadhaar details of 81.5 cr people leaked in India's ‘biggest’ data breach

The hacker claims to have extracted the information from the Covid-19 test details of the citizens registered with ICMR.

Hacker using laptop. Hacking the Internet. (Getty Images/ Representational photo)

technology

Updated on Oct 31, 2023 12:23 PM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

Edu institutes must prioritise data privacy, security: Cyber experts

The cyber experts’ warning regarding data privacy and breaches comes in the wake of five students getting cheated for an MBBS degree admission to the tune of ₹3 crores in Hinjewadi recently

Educational institutions must prioritise data privacy and security and use technology to protect sensitive student data. Experts also stressed the need to adhere to relevant norms and laws. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

cities

Updated on Oct 08, 2023 06:40 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

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Latest from data breach

T-Mobile is making compensation payments to consumers impacted due to the 2021 data breach.

23andMe is a Silicon Valley-based company which provides ancestry and health information using a mail-back saliva test. It has now filed for bankruptcy.

Biotech giant 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday

The employee screening service that suffered the data breach contains a wide range of information including work history, credit data and more about applicants.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh highlights unconventional sea threats like cyber-attacks and GPS spoofing, urging the coast guard to remain vigilant.

US data breach: It remains unclear who was behind the cyberattack or how the company’s systems were compromised.

DeepSeek became the top-rated free application available on Apple's App Store in the United States on Monday

Cameron John Wagenius, a communications specialist, was arrested on December 20 for attempting to sell hacked data from American telecom companies.

The breach arose from the exploitation by unauthorised third parties of user tokens on the Facebook platform.

Mumbai police filed an FIR against two ex-employees of Baccarose for allegedly stealing confidential data and sharing it with a rival firm.

However, there will be no such restriction on sharing “confidential” and “restricted” information over the internet, provided they were shared via networks that have deployed commercial AES 256-bit encryption

HDFC Life Insurance reported a cyber fraud case after customer data was stolen and extortion demands were made, prompting police investigation.

Imsha Rehman leaked video: Pakistani TikTok star Imsha Rehman has deactivated her social media accounts after her explicit videos were leaked online.

This article is authored by Priyadarshini Singh, fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), New Delhi.

Game Freak faces a significant data breach, leaking over a terabyte of sensitive information, including assets from the upcoming 24th Pokemon movie

The Internet Archive went offline due to a major cyberattack exposing millions of users' data.

Disney CFO Hugh Johnston said most of the media and entertainment company's businesses would stop using Slack as a workplace collaboration tool later this year

Stolen medical data from Star Health is accessible via Telegram chatbots. Despite claims of no widespread compromise, sensitive information is for sale.

Authored by - Rajesh Kaushal, LOB head, India & SAARC, communication & information solutions business unit and ICTBG, Delta Electronics India Private Limited.

EVOLUTION-MINING-CYBERATTACK:Australia's Evolution Mining targeted in latest cyber attack

On May 29, a user named ‘kiberphant0m’ had posted on Breach Forums, a well-known website for black-hat hackers to sell (or claim to sell) hacked data, that they had hacked data from BSNL and were willing to sell it for $5,000.

Nothing data leak: Nothing, run by Carl Pei, also acknowledged that it found a "vulnerability" that affected community members' data.

Roku addresses security breach affecting 576,000 accounts, implements password resets and two-factor authentication for all users. Second such breach this year.

boAt Data Breach: A hacker named ShopifyGUY claimed to breach the data of audio products and smartwatch maker boAt Lifestyle.

King Charles' medical records were not compromised during the alleged data breach involving Kate Middleton's personal information at the London Clinic.

The man took to X and shared about the concerning incident. He claimed that after he completed a trip, a notification for it was sent to his contact list.

Though the breach occurred in December 2022, it was detected only in August this year, the company said.

Key security practices for data protection in healthcare include deploying threat intelligence solutions, utilising security analytics by machine learning.

The hacker claims to have extracted the information from the Covid-19 test details of the citizens registered with ICMR.

The cyber experts’ warning regarding data privacy and breaches comes in the wake of five students getting cheated for an MBBS degree admission to the tune of ₹3 crores in Hinjewadi recently

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