TikTok, the wildly popular video-sharing app, finds itself in the hot seat once more as of March 3, 2025. This time, it’s the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) turning up the heat with a “major investigation” into how the platform uses the personal data of 13- to 17-year-olds to power its content recommendation algorithm. If…
Data Privacy
A Hidden Danger in AI’s Learning Playground: 12,000 Secrets Exposed in Common Crawl
Imagine a massive digital library, freely available to anyone, containing snapshots of the internet stretching back over a decade. Now imagine that within this treasure trove, researchers just uncovered nearly 12,000 hidden keys—valid API keys and passwords—capable of unlocking sensitive systems across the web. This isn’t a hypothetical scenario; it’s the reality unveiled today in…
Cybercriminals Hijack Google Tag Manager to Steal Credit Card Data: A Growing Threat in 2025
On February 19, 2025, a chilling report surfaced detailing how cybercriminals are exploiting Google Tag Manager (GTM)—a widely used tool for managing website tags—to siphon credit card information from unsuspecting online shoppers. This sophisticated attack, uncovered by cybersecurity researchers, marks a troubling evolution in e-commerce threats. As businesses and consumers increasingly rely on digital transactions,…
GrubHub Data Breach Exposes Personal Information: What You Need to Know
GrubHub, a leading food delivery service, disclosed a significant data breach that compromised the personal information of an undisclosed number of customers, drivers, and merchants. With the company in the midst of a $650 million sale to Wonder Group, this incident has raised serious concerns about cybersecurity in the food delivery industry. Here’s a detailed…