Harshita Jain reports: If you use WhatsApp for messaging, then this news is for you. The bug has been found on WhatsApp’s platform, due to which phone numbers of crores of users have been published on Google. This information was obtained from the official blog post of Cyber Company security expert Atul Jayaram. According to…
NY: Council Demands Investigation Into NYPD Privacy Breach
Brigid Bergin reports: The City Council wants investigations into recent privacy breaches from the NYPD, including the release last weekend of the arrest record of Chiara de Blasio, the mayor’s daughter. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Council member Ritchie Torres made the request to both the city’s Department of Investigation and the Conflicts of…
Details of COVID-19 patients leaked in Tiruvarur, patient gets calls from strangers
Megha Kaveri reports: In a shocking instance of breach of privacy, names, addresses and contact numbers of at least two COVID-19 patients who are currently being treated at the Thiruvarur Medical College and Hospital were circulated on social media apps. One of the patients has been receiving calls from strangers inquiring about his well-being, this…
PH: San Beda student portal hacked, personal data of thousands stolen
Rambo Talabong reports: A still unidentified hacker has infiltrated the online student portal of San Beda University (SBU), gaining access to personal information and social media passwords of thousands of students and apparently releasing them online. “We discovered an incident where your email address and password, as used in the student portal was accessed by…
UK: Fears patient files at Hockley GP surgery hacked – urgent probe launched
Mike Lockley reports: Thousands of alerts have been sent to patients at a leading GPs’ practice amid fears their medical records have been hacked. Staff at Hockley Medical Practice, based in the Jewellery Quarter, have acted swiftly after being made aware of the possible cyber attack. The surgery has 8,839 patients. A text message has…
ZEE5 allegedly hacked by ‘Korean hackers’, customer info at risk
Ax Sharma reports: A hacker identifying themselves as “John Wick” and “Korean Hackers” claim to have breached the systems for Indian video on demand giant ZEE5 and are threatening to sell the database on criminal markets. ZEE5 is an Indian streaming service with over 150 million subscribers worldwide and is part of the Essel Group conglomerate,…