Shopify Data Breach Illustrates the Danger of Insider Threats A recent data breach at Shopify that affected almost 200 merchants has been attributed to insiders. The incident did not result from a technical vulnerability, but from two “rogue” support team employees involved in a scheme to procure customer transactional records and sensitive data. Shopify conducted an investigation into the
Strava App Shows Your Info to Nearby Users Unless this Setting is Disabled Popular running and cycling app Strava can expose your information to nearby strangers, which has sparked privacy concerns among its users. After learning of this information sharing feature, some fear this functionality can be abused for stalking and “predatory” motives. Previously, Strava had published heatmaps generated
Ireland’s Data Watchdog Slammed for Letting Adtech Carry On “Biggest Breach of All Time” A dossier of evidence detailing how the online ad-targeting industry profiles internet users’ intimate characteristics without their knowledge or consent has been published today by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), piling more pressure on the country’s data watchdog to take enforcement
University Hospital New Jersey Hit by SunCrypt Ransomware, Data leaked University Hospital New Jersey (UHNJ) has suffered a massive 48,000 document data breach after a ransomware operation leaked their stolen data. Established in 1994, the University Hospital is a New Jersey state-owned teaching hospital that provides medical care to residents. The hospital runs on a $626 million budget
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