US Considers Joining the War on Encryption Drew Wilson | July 10, 2019 History could repeat itself as the US considers joining the war on encryption. It would be the fourth country to do so.
Proposed Smart City in Toronto Raises Privacy Concerns Drew Wilson | July 9, 2019 Google’s SideWalk Labs is eyeing Toronto as part of its effort to bring so-called “Smart Cities” to North America. Privacy concerns, however, are being raised.
Smart Home Maker SmartMate Leaks Customers Information Drew Wilson | July 7, 2019 Smart home devices are not immune to data leaks. SmartMate devices are vulnerable and had customer passwords exposed.
Privacy Laws Tightening in 9 Different States in the US Drew Wilson | July 4, 2019 With so many data leaks and breaches happening, it seems that governments at the state level have had enough. Privacy laws in 9 different states are being tightened.
Prison Sentence Handed Down to Equifax Exec After Data Breach Drew Wilson | July 2, 2019 More fallout has happened from the 2017 data breach. A judge has handed down a prison sentence as well as a fine to a former executive of Equifax.
Hackers Stealing Call Logs from Cell Networks Around the World Drew Wilson | June 29, 2019 The worst fears of data retention and warrantless wiretapping has come to fruition. Cell networks are being hacked for call records.
Dominion National Hacked: Patient Data Exposed for 9 Years Drew Wilson | June 28, 2019 Servers at Dominion National have been hacked. The hack apparently went on for 9 years, exposing patient’s personal information.
Desjardins Suffers Data Leak – 2.7 Million Customers Compromised Drew Wilson | June 27, 2019 Canadian insurance company, Desjardins, has suffered from a data leak. In all, 2.7 million customers have had their information exposed.
EatStreet Suffers Data Breach – 6 Million Accounts Potentially Compromised Drew Wilson | June 26, 2019 Food ordering service EatStreet could be finding itself making orders of a different kind. Following a hack, 6 million users have been potentially compromised.
Evite Hit With Data Breach – 10 Million Users Potentially Compromised Drew Wilson | June 25, 2019 The social planning web service has been hit by a hacker. 10 Million Evite users login credentials are now up for sale on the dark web.
