Meta hit with 390M euro fine over EU data breaches   Meta’s logo can be seen on a sign at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Dublin, Jan 4, 2023 -US social media giant Meta was slapped Wednesday with fines totalling 390 million euros ($413 million) for breaching EU personal data laws on Facebook and Instagram, Ireland’s data regulator ...

5 Fintech security mistakes & how they can be avoided   The fintech industry has transformed people’s daily lives all over the world. However, the same popularity of fintech has intrigued cybercriminals’ interest, entailing the need for experts to assist in securing the fintech security ecosystem. Cybercriminals are drawn to fintech startups because they know that they rarely invest as ...

Futurex unveils top enterprise data security predictions for 2023   Futurex, unveiled its top data security predictions for 2023 and beyond. The predictions investigate emerging trends in cryptography that lie at the heart of network protection innovations and developing issues as more devices and infrastructure connect to the web. Adam Cason, vice president of global and strategic alliances at Futurex ...

Cyber Attacks 2022: Cyberattacks against Indian government agencies doubled in 2022 The number of cyber attacks against Indian government agencies doubled in 2022, making it the most targeted country in this sector, according to CloudSEK XVigil research. “This expansion is the result of the hacktivist group Dragon Force Malaysia’s #OpIndia and #OpsPatuk campaigns. Numerous hacktivist groups joined and supported these ...

Cyber crimes up nearly 50% in Mumbai in 2022 over past year Business is looking up for cybercriminals, as daily life transitions into the online space. The number of cybercrimes registered by Mumbai police in 2022 (till November) has moved northward – it stood at 4,286 as against 2,883 such offenses in 2021. That’s a rise of 49%. According to ...

5G services will increase cyber-crimes in Goa: DGP Jaspal Singh Goa: Goa Director General of Police (DGP) Jaspal Singh has said that the launch of 5G services will lead to an increase in cyber-crimes in the state. Speaking at the Goa Police Ideathon-2022 on Friday, DGP Singh said that a large number of devices will be connected to the high-speed ...

Computer resources of power utilities get cover against cyber attacks   Image used for representational purpose only New Delhi: To ensure that critical power infrastructure in the city is protected from any kind of cyberattack or breach, LG VK Saxena on Friday gave his approval for the notification to declare the ‘critical information infrastructure’ of Delhi power utilities and the ...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor says customer data may have been exposed in data breach Toyota Kirloskar Motor said on Sunday that some personal information of its customers may have been exposed online, adding that the extent of the intrusion is being confirmed. In a statement, the company said, “Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has been notified by one of its service providers ...

Indian Railways Data Breach: Hackers say data of 3 crore people on sale, railways denies breach Amid claims by a hackers’ forum that data of over three crore users of Indian Railways is on sale on the dark web, the railway ministry on Wednesday said that no such data breach happened in any of its systems or organisations. Denying the ...

AIIMS ransomware attack: what it means for health data privacy On November 23, a ransomware attack on the servers of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi wreaked havoc on their systems, and all their processes had to go manual. It took over two weeks to get the infected systems online again. But what is more noteworthy is ...