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Company finds lost SSD—and confidential data—for sale on eBay

Categories: Business

Tags: theft

Tags: crime

Tags: workplace

Tags: steal

Tags: data

Tags: hard drive

Tags: equipment

Tags: peripherals

Tags: inventory

Tags: audit

Tags: security

Tags: pass

Tags: ID

Tags: CCTV

Major software company SAP is putting the pieces of a story involving missing SSD disks back together.

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Software company accused of illegally profiling millions of mobile phone users

Categories: News

Categories: Personal

Categories: Privacy

Tags: BICS

Tags: Proximus

Tags: TeleSign

Tags: TikTok

Tags: trust score

Tags: data

A digital rights and privacy organization has filed a complaint against software company TeleSign for gathering and selling information on millions of mobile phone users.

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DNA testing company failed to protect sensitive genetic and health data, says FTC

Categories: News

Categories: Personal

Tags: FTC

Tags: privacy

Tags: retroactive

Tags: DNA. testing

Tags: sample

Tags: retain

Tags: data

Tags: unsecured

Tags: charge

The FTC is going head to head with a DNA testing startup which left consumer data unsecured on Amazon buckets.

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Black Cat ransomware group wants $4.5m from Reddit or will leak stolen files

Categories: Business

Tags: reddit

Tags: ransom

Tags: black cat

Tags: ransomware

Tags: extortion

Tags: blackmail

Tags: data

Tags: leak

Tags: breach

We take a look at news that data stolen from Reddit may be leaked soon unless the site pays a cool $4.5m to keep it offline.

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Strava heatmap loophole may reveal users’ home addresses

Categories: Personal

Tags: strava

Tags: fitness

Tags: health

Tags: run

Tags: running

Tags: jog

Tags: jogging

Tags: jogger

Tags: cycling

Tags: bike

Tags: race

Tags: data

Tags: anonymous

Tags: anonymise

Tags: location

Tags: map

Tags: heatmap

Anonymous data on fitness app Strava’s heatmap may be able to be used to pinpoint users.

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