Here’s What A Hacker Can Do With Your Data

Uber, Zomato, Equifax. These are just some of the data breaches that have grabbed headlines over the past few months. And that's put customer data in the wrong hands. Several vulnerabilities and breaches are often discovered much later when hackers decide to hold organisations to ransom by putting up this data for sale on the dark web.

The most shocking revelation from the recent Uber hack, where the personal data of 57 million users and drivers was stolen, was that the tech giant actually paid hackers $100,000 to keep the breach under wraps.

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Such breaches are often about the point of entry or the system from where a hacker actually accesses the network. Sometimes, it's because of outdated operating systems, shoddy antivirus protection or even something users inadvertently click while browsing the internet.

And as more people use services like ride-haling apps, payment wallets, social networks and artificial intelligence assistants, data privacy and safety becomes even more vital. But what's at stake once a hacker has access to your data? BloombergQuint speaks to Saket Modi, founder and chief executive officer at digital security consulting firm Lucideus Tech, to find the answers...

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