dataPage - 2

JustDial breach leaks personal data of more than 100 million users

Information about a new and massive data breach has surfaced online. According to a report, it looks like JustDial, the local search service has just suffered a huge data breach. Taking a closer look at the incident, personal information of more than 100 million users was exposed in the data breach. This information includes names,

Author
Staff

02:03 PM
Apr 18, 2019

News

BSNL Rs 666 prepaid plan revised to offer extended validity; 2 long-term plans discontinued

As the telecom war continues, BSNL has yet again revised one of its prepaid recharge plan, while discontinuing two other plans. The changes come to Sixer 666 prepaid plan, whereas the Rs 999 and Rs 2,099 plans have been discontinued. Here s all you need to know about the new changes to BSNL prepaid plans.

Author
Staff

12:21 PM
Apr 17, 2019

News

Best prepaid mobile plans under Rs 250 from Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio in April 2019

The prepaid mobile landscape in India has completely changed since the arrival of Reliance Jio. Outgoing calls are now free and unlimited with most plans, whereas data has become extremely cheap. A couple of years back, you would get 1GB data for Rs 250, but today, you get 1GB daily data, unlimited calls and SMS

Author
Staff

04:54 PM
Apr 16, 2019

How To

Remove ads in MIUI 10: A guide to block those pesky ads on Xiaomi smartphones

Xiaomi possesses a supremacy badge in the budget smartphone category for offering good smartphones, and the cherry on top has always been its aggressive pricing strategy. One cannot forget the feature-rich MIUI, which comes with essential utilities sprinkled throughout the UI. But, it boils down to a person's preference as not all features may favor

Author
Ankita Garg

09:57 PM
Apr 08, 2019

News

OnePlus phones found downloading GPS data over insecure channels: Report

Is your OnePlus phone downloading some GPS data over insecure channels? At least that's what an exclusive report from PiunikaWeb suggests. It is claimed that OnePlus phones are downloading the almanac data via insecure HTTP channels. The issue was verified with the help of LineageOS contributor Louis Popi aka h2o64, and a bug report was

Author
Staff

10:42 AM
Mar 29, 2019

News

HMD Global says Nokia 7 Plus data breach issue was fixed in February; no sensitive data shared

HMD Global, which is home to Nokia phones, has recently been surrounded by a big data breach controversy after news broke out of Nokia 7 Plus units sending sensitive data to China. To clear the air on the matter, the company has released a statement, reiterating that no identifiable information has been shared with any

Author
Staff

04:34 PM
Mar 23, 2019

News

Nokia 7 Plus units sent data to Chinese servers due to software 'error', Finland now investigating HMD

Finland's data protection unit is initiating investigation on whether Nokia-branded smartphones are actually sending data to Chinese servers or not. According to Norwegian public broadcaster NRK report (via Reuters) on Thursday, there are evidence of some Nokia phones, particularly Nokia 7 Plus units, sending user data to servers of state-owned company China Telecom. NRK in

Author
Staff

12:17 PM
Mar 22, 2019

News

Vodafone brings back 100% cashback offer on select unlimited prepaid recharge plans

Last year in November, Vodafone introduced 100 percent cashback offer to compete with Reliance Jio. While the offer was applicable till December 2018, now, the company has re-introduced the offer and it is available on select unlimited prepaid recharge plans. There is, however, a small catch, as the offer differs across telecom circles. Also, the

Author
Staff

11:41 AM
Mar 19, 2019

Features

Five things you should do to protect mobile data and privacy from any security threat

With each passing day, technology is overtaking our regular lives. While it's making us smarter, it's also rendering us more vulnerable to losing private and sensitive information. BGR India spoke to Venkat Krishnapur, Vice President of Engineering and Managing Director of McAfee India, to find out how one can avoid being a victim of any

Author
Ankita Garg

01:27 PM
Mar 18, 2019

Opinions

Android Q tries to address Google's biggest dilemma - data privacy

As you read this, Google is being probed for its business practices somewhere around the world. In the past few years, Margrethe Vestager, a Danish politician and European Commissioner for Competition, has fined Google and in the process, found how the company is too big and tends to be a data broker. The hyper connected

Author
Karthekayan Iyer

11:35 AM
Mar 17, 2019

News

Airtel revises Rs 398 prepaid plan; offers 105GB data, unlimited calls and more

With the increasing competition in the telecom sector, telcos have been constantly revising their prepaid plans to offer better benefits. Now, Airtel has revised one of its prepaid plans, which brings changes to the daily SMS limit. The prepaid plan is question here is priced at Rs 398, and while all other unlimited plans from

Author
Staff

06:31 PM
Mar 13, 2019

News

Dark Web exposes computer-server data transfer to hackers

Cybercriminals now have access to the most-secured data files used to facilitate confidential communication between organizations' servers and clients' computers on the Dark Web, say researchers. According to the team from Georgia State University and the University of Surrey, a thriving marketplace for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates exists on

Author
IANS

05:00 PM
Mar 11, 2019

News

Reliance Jio vs Vodafone vs Airtel: Best prepaid plans with 2GB daily data under Rs 300

Ever since high-speed 4G data became cheaper, telecom operators have introduced a number of prepaid plans with daily data limits, unlimited calling and more. If you are one of those who needs daily data of up to 2GB, here are some of the best plans from Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio that you can go

Author
Staff

04:15 PM
Mar 08, 2019

News

Mark Zuckerberg takes shot at Apple by saying Facebook won't store data in China

Detailing Facebook's roadmap on privacy and data encryption, Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday took a shot at Apple saying that there is a difference between providing a service in a country and storing the data there. In a 3,238-word long blog post, Zuckerberg wrote how Facebook is building its new privacy-focused platform around six principles. The

Author
Staff

03:59 PM
Mar 08, 2019

Trending

Vodafone Rs 129 prepaid plan launched with unlimited calling, 1.5GB data, and more

Facing tough competition from Reliance Jio, incumbent telecom operators have been revising their prepaid plans, and also launching new plans with better benefits. Vodafone recently debuted Rs 119 prepaid plan with voice and data benefits, and now the company has introduced one more prepaid plan priced at Rs 129. The plan ships with unlimited local

Author
Staff

10:29 AM
Feb 28, 2019

News

BSNL discontinues 5 long validity prepaid STVs: Report

State-run telco, BSNL, has been launching new prepaid STV recharges, and revising some of its existing plans that ship with better benefits. Now, the company has discontinued five of its long validity prepaid STVs that offer data benefits. The discontinued STVs are priced between Rs 549 and Rs 4,498. The Rs 549 STV is the

Author
Staff

04:04 PM
Feb 27, 2019

News

Vodafone revises Rs 509 prepaid plan; offers 9GB extra data, unlimited calls and more

Vodafone has recently introduced new prepaid plans with long-term and yearly validity. The telecom operator has also revised some of its existing plans to offer more data. These include the Rs 209 and Rs 479 prepaid plans which now offer up to 8.4GB extra data. Now, Vodafone has revised the Rs 509 prepaid plan to

Author
Staff

10:24 AM
Feb 25, 2019

News

House panel summons Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram top bosses to India

As reported earlier this week, the parliamentary standing committee on information technology has now officially summoned Facebook, WhatsApp and even Instagram. The panel has asked the top bosses at Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to appear before the bench on March 6. In a notification, the standing committee describes the agenda of the March 6 meeting

Author
Staff

10:31 AM
Feb 22, 2019

News

IndianOil denies massive Aadhaar data leak claims by French researcher

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. on Tuesday denied claims by a French security researcher that the company's Indane website leaked Aadhaar data of over 67 lakh customers. Indane is an LPG brand owned by the Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil). Baptiste Robert, who goes by the online handle Elliot Alderson, wrote in a blog post on Medium

Author
IANS

11:15 AM
Feb 20, 2019

News

Millions of Aadhaar numbers and other data leaked by LPG company: Report

A French security researcher has reportedly discovered a security lapse, which exposed millions of Aadhaar numbers of dealers and distributors associated with Indane, an LPG brand in the country. This is not the first time the controversy around Aadhaar and privacy concerns have made headlines. "Due to a lack of authentication in the local dealers

Author
Staff

12:21 PM
Feb 19, 2019