Data Security

Core Summary Crypto wallet provider SafePal disclosed on August 16 that it suffered a data breach exposing order information of approximately 40,000 customers. The company has launched a security investigation and notified affected users. Event Overview According to CoinDesk, SafePal initiated an internal investigation after detecting unusual access, confirming that some customer order data was accessed without authorization. The leaked information includes order details but does not involve private keys or core asset information. SafePal has strengthened security measures and advised users to remain vigilant against potential phishing attacks. ...

Education platform Canvas suffered a hack resulting in student data theft. The affected company chose to pay the criminals to have the stolen data deleted.

Canadian election authorities implanted ‘canary traps’ — unique false data records — in voter databases, successfully tracking and identifying unauthorized internal access to sensitive voter data.

Several leading US AI companies reach agreements with the Pentagon to provide artificial intelligence services in classified data environments, sparking privacy and ethics debates.