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TopicData Breach

Topic: Data Breach

Millions of Pakistanis’ data breached, sold in Argentina, Romania

Pakistan's JIT report highlights data breach, recommends measures to protect citizens' data

4 arrested in ICMR data leak case now booked in separate incident of ‘data brokering’

Police have 'retrieved' personal data from accused, which they were 'trying to sell'. 'How they got data being probed,' says a Delhi Police officer. In ICMR case, CBI has 'taken up probe'.

Lacking ‘modern security strategies’, India sees 28% jump in cost of data breaches in 2023

An IBM report pegs the amount at Rs 17.9 crore, says the healthcare industry is most vulnerable.

Govt says CoWIN breach reports ‘mischievous in nature’, asserts portal is ‘completely safe’

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar says Telegram bot was not accessing CoWIN database directly, but may be showing information from 'previously stolen data'.

67 crore people in 24 states targets of massive data theft. Cyberabad Police arrest 1, probe dark web angle

Accused sold data to marketing firms & cybercriminals, had details of govt & defence personnel, PAN holders, high net-worth individuals & databases of online platforms, according to police.

New cybersecurity rules vital but still a burden, MSMEs say as govt considers extending deadline

In several meetings with IT ministry officials, MSMEs have requested a further deadline extension for compliance with fresh guidelines regarding data breaches.

Your smartphone can guess your age, gender, apps used in 60 seconds, finds study on user privacy

Gathered info can be used for various purposes such as getting likes/dislikes of users and for targeted ads, according to the study by a graduate researcher at Georgia State University

Yet another spam call? Here’s how they probably got your number & why you should worry

There’s no dedicated data protection law in India yet, and your personal details could land up with anyone — even cybercrime modules that specialise in ‘phishing’ and ‘vishing’.

India is the sixth most data-breached country in world, says study by cybersecurity firm

Netherlands-based firm Surfshark says 18 out of 100 Indians have been affected by data breaches since first recorded digital attack in 2004, indicating steady rise in cybercrime.

Despite 62% drop in data breaches, India among top 5 nations targeted by hackers, study finds

Russia makes up almost a fifth of all global victims with the conflict with Ukraine exacerbating hacking attempts this quarter.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.