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A Utah company has exposed the sensitive information of more than 50,000 customers by storing data on an unsecured server. The breach at Premier Diagnostics was discovered on February 22 by cybersecurity expert Bob Diachenko at consumer privacy watchdog Comparitech. Sensitive customer data stored in a publicly accessible database included scans of passports, health insurance ID cards, and driver’s licenses.  Researchers found that the data of around 52,000 customers may have been impacted in the security incident. Based on the…

Apple is suing a former employee who it claims leaked company trade secrets to a media outlet for over a year for his own personal gain. Former advanced materials lead and product design architect Simon Lancaster is accused of abusing his position to access information outside of his job scope. He allegedly exchanged the data he stole for payment and positive media coverage of a startup business. Court documents unsealed in federal court in California on March…

While they remain anxious about external threats like health crises and cyber threats, concerns about climate change are low, PwC survey finds. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Now for some good news from the business world: There is significant optimism about the global economy in 2021 with 76% of CEOs saying they believe growth will improve this year, according to PwC’s annual global CEO survey. While the global pandemic is not yet over, “CEOs’ optimism also reflects…

The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) is encouraging all UK organizations to install the latest Microsoft Exchange Server updates as a matter of urgency. The urgent advisement comes after Microsoft released out-of-band patches to fix multiple zero-day Exchange Server vulnerabilities believed to be being exploited by Chinese state-sponsored actors last week. A week later, ESET claimed that more than 10 different advanced persistent threat (APT) groups have been detected exploiting the vulnerabilities, with the security firm…

Android: How to quickly block spam SMS Length: 1:05 | Mar 12, 2021 Jack Wallen shows you how easy it is to block and report spam SMS messages on the Android platform. Source link

  Today, the PCI SSC published a minor revision to the PCI PIN Security Requirements and Testing Procedures—also known as the PCI PIN Security Standard. Version 3.1 of the Standard includes clarifications and updates previously released via FAQs and bulletins and incorporates stakeholder feedback and comments received via a formal request for comment (RFC) period.