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India Mulls Requesting eCommerce, Social Media Players To Store Customer Data Locally
India Mulls Requesting eCommerce, Social Media Players To Store Customer Data Locally
July 30, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

India is mulling the idea of requesting eCommerce and social media companies to only store customer data locally, which could impact the likes of Amazon...

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Paytm Says It Didn’t Share User Data With Investors
Paytm Says It Didn’t Share User Data With Investors
July 26, 2018  |  Global Payments

Paytm, a digital payment company out of India, said Thursday (July 26) that it didn’t share user data with investors or any foreign entities just...

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LifeLock Website Taken Offline Temporarily Due To Security Flaw
LifeLock Website Taken Offline Temporarily Due To Security Flaw
July 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

LifeLock, the provider of online identity protection, took its website offline on Wednesday (July 25) after Brian Krebs, the security researcher, disclosed a design flaw that...

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India Could Relax Rules On Data With Payment Companies
India Could Relax Rules On Data With Payment Companies
July 11, 2018  |  Regulation

The Ministry of Finance in India is proposing that the government relax a directive that would require global payment firms to store the data of...

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Macy’s Credit Card Data Breach Includes Card Numbers
Macy’s Credit Card Data Breach Includes Card Numbers
July 11, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Another retailer has been hit with a data breach. This time, Macy’s has revealed that hackers obtained names and passwords of online customers — and might...

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Ticketmaster UK Suffers User Data Breach
Ticketmaster UK Suffers User Data Breach
June 28, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Ticketmaster U.K. revealed that over the weekend it identified malicious software on a customer support product hosted by Inbenta Technologies, an external third-party supplier to...

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India’s Central Bank Holds Firm On Data Storage Mandate
India’s Central Bank Holds Firm On Data Storage Mandate
May 29, 2018  |  Data

The central bank will not budge. Reuters reports that India’s central bank is “standing firm” on a push to keep payments-related consumer data within the...

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Comcast Faces Fallout From Website Bug That Leaked Consumer Data
Comcast Faces Fallout From Website Bug That Leaked Consumer Data
May 22, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

It looks like a flaw in Comcast’s website used for the activation of Xfinity routers can be exploited to harvest sensitive consumer information. According to...

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Mobile App TeenSafe Leaks Parent And Child Data
Mobile App TeenSafe Leaks Parent And Child Data
May 21, 2018  |  Mobile Applications

Mobile app TeenSafe leaked tens of thousands of accounts of both parents and children. TeenSafe allows parents to view their child’s text messages and location,...

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