What is Tea? The viral women-only app hit by massive data breach; it lets women review men

[ad_1] Tea Dating Advice is a women-only platform where users can anonymously share information about men they are dating in the United States, according to Sky News. Tea, an app made to help women share information about men they date, has been breached. The company confirmed on Friday that thousands of user images were exposed […]

Beware of honeypot trap: How UAE travelers are risking their data on public Wi-Fi | World News

[ad_1] Travelers using public Wi-Fi should beware of fake networks that can steal their personal data/ Representative Image TL;DRHackers use fake Wi-Fi hotspots called honeypots to steal data.Man-in-the-Middle attacks let criminals spy on your online activity.Using VPNs and smart habits can protect your information on public Wi-Fi.When you travel abroad, connecting to free Wi-Fi in […]

‘Foreign interference’: France launches criminal investigation into X; to look into algorithmic manipulation and unlawful data gathering

[ad_1] The Paris Prosecutor said on Friday that it has launched a criminal investigation into X, the Elon Musk-owned social networking site, over allegations that it manipulated its content to enable “foreign interference.” Magistrate Laure Beccuau said on Friday that prosecutors launched an investigation and were looking to determine whether the social media giant violated […]

Covid-19 surge in Gulf: New variant, hotspots, low vaccines, and data gaps raise concern |

[ad_1] Covid testing resumes in the Gulf as new variant fuels fresh concerns/ Image: Representative TL;DR A new COVID variant is spreading fast across Gulf countries, replacing older strains.Infections are rising sharply, while vaccine coverage remains worryingly low.Experts warn poor data from hospitals could delay response if things get worse.COVID cases are rising again in […]

Ex-JBLM soldier pleads guilty to leaking US military secrets to China; offered classified data to agents; faces 10 years in jail, fine

[ad_1] A former US Army Sergeant, Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, who was last stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in a Seattle federal court to attempting to share classified military information with the Chinese government.Schmidt admitted to two felony charges — attempting to deliver national defense information and unlawfully […]

Suspected Israeli hackers claim to destroy data at state-owned Bank Sepah

[ad_1] An anti-Iranian govt hacking group with potential ties to Israel and a track record of destructive cyberattacks on Iran claimed in social media posts Tuesday it had destroyed data at Iran’s state-owned Bank Sepah. The group – known as Gonjeshke Darande, or “Predatory Sparrow” – hacked the bank because they accused it of helping […]

Trump administration hands over immigrant Medicaid data, targets ‘unsatisfactory immigration status’; raises privacy law concerns

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (Image credits: AP) The Trump administration this week gave deportation officials access to personal data, including immigration status, of millions of Medicaid enrollees, raising legal and ethical concerns within the government.Internal memos and emails revealed that officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) objected to the data […]

What is Palantir? Secretive data firm with deep government ties, now central to Trump’s federal data-sharing plan

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for greater data sharing across federal agencies has sparked concern, prompting fears he could create a master database of personal information on millions of Americans. Though Trump has not publicly commented on the initiative since, officials have taken concrete steps behind the scenes—speaking to multiple agencies about […]

Trump ropes in Palantir to compile data on Americans

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump WASHINGTON: In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the federal govt to share data across agencies, raising questions over whether he might compile a master list of personal information on Americans that could give him untold surveillance power.Trump has not publicly talked about the effort since. […]

Win for Trump administration: US Supreme Court allows DOGE to access social security data; transparency obligations limited

[ad_1] The US Supreme Court in Washington (File photo) The US Supreme Court delivered two rulings in favour of the Trump administration on Friday regarding Department of Government Efficiency cases, including permitting access to Social Security databases with personal details of millions of US citizens. The court also limited transparency requirements for DOGE, formerly headed […]