Meta fined 1.2 billion euros by EU for 'data breach'
Meta said that the company is "disappointed to be singled out when using the same legal mechanism as thousands of other companies looking to provide services in Europe."
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Toyota Kirloskar reports data breach; personal info of customers exposed
The Indian arm of the Japanese automaker is the latest victim of data breach that might have exposed the personal information of some of its customers on the internet.
Beware! Data of 6 lakh Indians sold on bot markets for ₹490 each
As many as five million people have fallen prey to online identity theft, and their data has been sold to bot markets for ₹490 each.
Draft Data Protection Bill: Free pass to breach privacy
The latest data protection bill doesn't recognise the right to privacy, provides no checks against its breach by government agencies, provides for an unformed executive-controlled board for oversight.
Draft data bill proposes to amend RTI Act
The government also plans to establish a Data Protection Board of India which will be responsible for determining non-compliances and imposing penalties.
Draft personal data protection bill proposes up to ₹500 cr penalty
The draft bill prescribes a penalty of up to ₹250 crore for failure of a company to take reasonable security safeguards to prevent personal data breach.
Personal data breach rampant across banks, finance cos
The results of a national-level online survey suggest that six out of ten respondents experienced personal data breach by their loan service providers in India.
Meta identifies over 400 malicious apps targeting FB users’ data
When a person installs the malicious app, it may ask them to “Login With Facebook” before they are able to use its promised features.
Akasa Air suffers data breach, cautions users on phishing attempts
The low-cost carrier clarified that no travel-related information, travel records or payment information was compromised.
Policybazaar says IT system hacked, no 'significant customer data' exposed
The identified vulnerabilities have been fixed, and a thorough audit of the systems has been initiated, says Policybazaar parent PB Fintech.
