A S M Nazimuddoullah

Millions of location data were hacked from Gravy Analytics

A recent data breach has revealed how popular apps (Tinder, Grindr, Candy Crush etc.) may have unknowingly participated in the harvesting of sensitive location data.[1] The data was collected through the advertising ecosystem and even the app developers might not have been aware of it. This breach, which involved location data company Gravy Analytics, reveals …

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Cybercriminals attacked and stole records from BBC pension database

A security breach at the BBC Pension Scheme’s cloud-based service compromised the personal data of around 25,000 members in the last week of May 2024. Read more to know the details. BBC has suffered a major data breach, exposing the personal information of approximately 25,000 current and former employees. The broadcaster has one of the …

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Schools are facing security breaches in the beginning of new session

The largest district school board in Canada was targeted by the LockBit ransomware gang, and the board acknowledged that an unknown number of students from the 2023–2024 school year had their personal information compromised in June, 2024. Affected student data include names, birthdates, email addresses, grades, school names, and student numbers. LockBit sets a September …

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