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Indian cos lost Rs 14 cr on average to data breaches in Aug 19- Apr 20: IBM

Data breaches cost organisations in India about Rs 14 crore on an average between August 2019 and April 2020

Dunzo suffers data breach; users' phone numbers, email IDs exposed

Google-backed delivery services startup says clients' payment information was not compromised.

Hacker flags security breach in Aarogya Setu app; govt quashes claims

The app is the government's mobile application for contact tracing and disseminating medical advisories to users in order to contain the spread of Covid-19

IT clients fear data leak, question WFH feasibility amid Covid-19 crisis

Even getting approval for WFH during the ongoing crisis was not easy for many firms

Tracing Aarogya Setu

Breach of privacy is a serious concern

Work from home: Ensuring data security a challenging task for businesses

Both employers, employees are liable for data breach from home

Nasscom, Mobile Association concerned over Bill's non-personal data clause

The government can also ask data processors to provide data for formulation of evidence-based policies for its own use

Hit by data breach? Here's how to reboot your life and control the damage

Find out extent of damage through dedicated websites, and get into damage control mode

How Cambridge Analytica profiled voters and what it means for India

Voter psychological profiles were built to determine political enthusiasm, political orientation, frequency in voting and consistency in voting for the same political party

Data breach: Third party apps leak personal information from FB, Twitter

India is among largest market for Facebook and Twitter.

Foreign hand: Govt sources say int'l lobbies may be behind WhatsApp spying

Govt sources said WhatsApp withheld information from the govt after the May revelations of a spyware targeting Indian users.

Congress says WhatsApp alerted Priyanka Gandhi about possible hacking

Accused the government of being involved in a "surveillance racket"

Beware online frauds

There isn't a great deal you can do but there are a few precautions you can take as a citizen

WhatsApp says 'strong action' taken in spyware breach incident

According to sources, the firm has been asked to submit its response by November 4.

WhatsApp hacked to spy on govt officials in 20 countries, including India

The revelation comes as more than a dozen Indian journalists and human rights activists said on Thursday they were also targeted

Data of nearly 41% Indian companies was stolen last year, says survey

Leaks of internal information and reputational damage due to third-party relationships were among the other key incidents that significantly affected organisations in the past year

Personal data of Ecuador's entire population leaked online, say experts

The security company vpnMentor uncovered the breach on the server run by the firm Novaestrat

In second big breach in Singapore, 14,200 HIV positive people's data leaked

This comes after the health records of 1.5 mn Singaporeans, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, were stolen in a suspected state-sponsored attack in June and July

In 2019's first big data breach, over 772 mn email addresses leaked

The cache of emails and passwords appears to have been built up from numerous data breaches dating back to 2008

Quora hit by security breach, hackers steal up to 100 million users' data

The company said it is logging out all Quora users who may have been affected to prevent further damage