Security
UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a "substantial portion of people in America" may have been taken in the cyberattack earlier this year on its Change Healthcare business.
Apr 23, 2024
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Internet
Australian consumers don't understand how companies—including data brokers—track, target and profile them. This is revealed in new research on consumer understanding of privacy terms, released by the non-profit Consumer ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Internet
When a person is notified of a data breach involving their personal information, if they react with a feeling of fear—as opposed to anger—they're more likely to stop using the site.
Jun 22, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Owners of the free fertility app Premom have settled with users after sharing health data without consent to other companies, including Google and marketing firms in China.
May 18, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Every second, thousands of people tell their phone or computer something about themselves that they might not want anyone else to know.
May 3, 2023
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Security
The online counseling service BetterHelp has agreed to return $7.8 million to customers to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for sharing health data it had promised to keep private—including information about mental ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Security
In a first-of-its-kind enforcement, the Federal Trade Commission has imposed a $1.5 million penalty on telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx Holdings Inc. for sharing users' personal health data with Facebook, ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Security
A hacker who reportedly posed as the CEO of a financial institution claims to have obtained access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard, an FBI-run outreach program that shares sensitive information on national ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Security
A major Australian health insurer warned Tuesday of a "distressing" threat by a purported hacker to release client data within 24 hours, following a hack affecting 10 million people.
Nov 8, 2022
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Business
Japan has stepped up its push to catch up on digitization by telling a reluctant public they have to sign up for digital IDs or possibly lose access to their public health insurance.
Oct 25, 2022
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