Category: personal information

Google is reportedly gathering health data on millions of Americans

[ad_1] The effort has been dubbed “Project Nightingale,” and a person familiar with the matter told WSJ that at least 150 Google employees have access to data on tens of millions of patients. Google is reportedly using the data to design new, AI-driven software. While this may feel like an invasion of privacy, the Health […]

Capital One data breach affected 100 million in the US

[ad_1] Just as Equifax announced a settlement for its massive data breach, Capital One has revealed that someone hacked into its systems earlier this year. According to the company, someone exploited a “configuration vulnerability” that allowed them to access and decrypt customer data affecting over 100 million people in the US, and about 6 million […]

Hacker posts over 4,000 sensitive documents from Mexican embassy

[ad_1] The hacker got ahold of the trove of documents after discovering the server hosting the files suffered from a security vulnerability and was compromised. After downloading the files, he found scans of passports, visas, birth certificates and other personal documents — some of which belonged to Mexican citizens and diplomats. Letters granting rights, privileges […]