12 h. ago Security bug in India’s income tax portal exposed taxpayers’ sensitive data

TechCrunch verified that the security bug in the Indian Income Tax Department's e-Filing portal exposed taxpayers' data to other users. The security researchers who found the flaw say the data leak is now fixed.

Economics

4 d. ago Google Warns that Crooks Are Sending Extortion Emails to CEOs After Alleged Oracle Hack

Security firms Mandiant and Google are investigating a new extortion campaign targeting top executives at multiple companies, with emails claiming sensitive data was stolen from their Oracle E-Business Suite systems. The post Google Warns that Crooks Are Sending Extortion Emails to CEOs After Alleged Oracle Hack appeared first on Breitbart.

Events

1 week ago Hackers Steal Children’s Data and Photos from U.K. Nursery Chain

Kido International, which runs nursery schools, reported the incident to the authorities after hackers posted sensitive data on the dark web and demanded a ransom.

Technology

1 week ago California officials refused to give up sensitive voter data. Now the DOJ is suing for it

California officials refused to give up sensitive voter data. Now the DOJ is suing for it  San Francisco Chronicle

Politics

2 w. ago The Justice Department sues Maine and Oregon, ratcheting up demands for voter data

The Department of Justice is escalating its demands for sensitive data from voting officials, suing two Democratic-controlled states who have thus far rebuffed the department's requests.

Politics

3 w. ago A DHS Data Hub Exposed Sensitive Intel to Thousands of Unauthorized Users

A misconfigured platform used by the Department of Homeland Security left national security information—including some related to the surveillance of Americans—accessible to thousands of people.

Politics