The cyberattack hitting Transport for London (TfL), the government body that runs the U.K. capital’s transit system, is now dragging into its second week. Although the transit system remains operational and unaffected by the cyber incident, some TfL online and digital customer services remain offline. In a brief update on its cyber incident page, TfL […]
How the theft of 40M UK voter register records was entirely preventable
A cyberattack on the U.K. Electoral Commission that resulted in the data breach of voter register records on 40 million people was entirely preventable had the organization used basic security measures, according to the findings from a damning report by the U.K.’s data protection watchdog published this week. The report published by the U.K.’s Information […]
Hacker claims theft of Piramal Group’s employee data
A hacker claims to be selling data relating to thousands of current and former employees of the Indian conglomerate Piramal Group, a multinational company that operates across pharma, financial services and real estate. In a listing on a known cybercrime forum last week seen by TechCrunch, the pseudonymous threat actor published a small portion of […]
HYBE Are Reportedly Investigating Accusations Of Chart Plagiarism, Concept Theft, And Cult Association
Recent reports claim that HYBE is investigating a series of serious accusations regarding BTS that have surfaced online. These include accusations of chart manipulation, stealing creative concepts, and even being associated with a cult. | BIGHIT MUSIC Recent online forums have seen a flurry of claims surrounding BTS, prompting a need for clarity through a […]
DuckDuckGo launches a new subscription to bundle VPN and identity theft protection
Privacy-focused consumer tech company DuckDuckGo launched a new Privacy Pro subscription on Thursday that bundles a VPN service, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration. The plan, which costs $ 9.99 per month or $ 99 per year, is currently available only to people in the U.S. This is the company’s first move towards a […]