Data Breach

The ‘infiltration’ is one of the highest-profile incidents of AI agents accessing external systems outside the United States, coming on top of several recent breaches globally by AI agents that have alarmed governments and companies, CNA reported.

A whistleblower revealed that officials from the Department of Government Efficiency endangered the Social Security data of over 300 million Americans by uploading sensitive information to an unmonitored cloud account.

Columbia University is investigating a potential cyberattack linked to a major IT system outage on Tuesday. The university is collaborating with law enforcement to restore services, which impacted academic and administrative platforms.

A federal judge has extended the ban on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive Treasury information. This decision aims to safeguard personal data against potential cybersecurity breaches, highlighting the balance between modernization and security in government processes.

Today, the Union Cabinet has approved the digital data protection bill. The bill is designed to protect the data of Indian citizens. It will be tabled during the monsoon session for parliamentary approval. As an internet user, your personal data is collected, sorted, and used by apps and websites you use and visit. If not protected by law, this data could be misused by businesses. To prevent data misuse, and offer citizens resolution in case of breaches this law was necessary.

Personal data of Indian citizens has been leaked online. If claims made in a shocking report by Fourth News are found to be true, this will be the biggest data breach in recent times.A shocking report by Fourth News claimed that personal data of Indian citizens including their Aadhaar card, and Pan details are available on messaging platform Telegram.

The government can access to personal data is possible only in exceptional situations, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said.

After privacy concerns had been raised, IRCTC withdrew a tender for hiring consultant to monetise passenger data.

The Bengaluru-based startup allegedly left a server exposed without any password protection putting personal data of its users at risk

No payment information, like credit or debit cards etc. has been compromised, says CTO Mukund JhaThe company also sent emails to its users informing them about the data breach, stating that it has secured its databases, rotated access tokens and changed all passwords