Data protection

Files relating to India’s largest nuclear power plant Kudankulam exposed in data breach

The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, is the largest of India’s seven nuclear plants.

Japanese teen arrested for cyberattack that unsubscribed over 46,000 anime accounts

The student allegedly sent false information to the company’s servers on Nov 4, causing the unauthorised cancellation of over 46,000 subscription accounts, according to police.

Personal info of 70,000 people compromised in data breach involving SLA’s vendor IBM

Preliminary investigations indicate that there was unauthorised access to a data set created for the sole purpose of vendor development and testing.

Meta to pause internal mouse-tracking tech while examining data security issues

Meta's announcement follows revelations that sensitive employee data, intended to monitor digital interactions within its internal systems, was accessible to all staffers.

Using ex-company’s data for new job: Woman sued for keeping work e-mails in own account

Most companies have clear policies that prohibit employees from sending business e-mails to their own accounts.

Misusing ex-company’s info in new job can cost more than your salary

It does not pay to take business data from your company when you leave even if you think such information can give your new career a boost.

S. Korea fines e-commerce giant Coupang record $525 million over data leak

Allegations of a massive data leak first surfaced in November, becoming an unexpected source of friction between Seoul and Washington.

In AI blunder, more than 34,000 Instagram accounts became vulnerable

Of the vulnerable accounts, 20,000 were breached and more than 3,500 accounts had their usernames taken over and changed from the hack.

EU targets Big Tech dependence with ‘made-in-Europe’ drive

European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen holding a press conference on June 3 in Brussels, Belgium.

PDPC investigating potential data breach involving PCF Sparkletots pupil information

The school’s management notified parents and guardians of the potential breach in a letter dated June 1, seen by The Straits Times.

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