In the first half of this year 3,813 data breaches were reported, which is 54% more than in the same period last year, a new report by Risk Based Security shows. The number of exposed records rose by …
Google Estimates 1.5% of Web Logins Exposed in Data Breaches
A new Google report based on data recorded by the Password Checkup browser extension for Chrome shows that 1.5% of web logins involved credentials that have been exposed in a data breach. The …
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Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users’ Audio Chats
Facebook let hundreds of third-party contractors listen to snippets of user recordings, various insiders have said. The contractors were told to transcribe users' conversations, but did not learn the …
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British Airways Has Yet Another Security Problem, New Report Says
Recent research by Wandera found that the check-in system of British Airlines is leaking the personal data of customers due to a major security gap. This news comes just one month after British …
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FBI proposal outlines plans for large scale collection of social media data
A new report by the Wall Street Journal indicates that plans by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to increase its monitoring of social media platforms in order to better anticipate and …
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4 Dating Apps Pinpoint Users’ Precise Locations – and Leak the Data
Researchers with Pen Test Partners have discovered that four popular dating apps with a total of 10 million users leak location data that can be used to track people almost in real-time. The …
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CafePress Slammed After Major Breach Affecting 23 Million
Infosec professionals are criticizing online retailer CafePress for failing to adequately inform users that the platform recently suffered a major breach that exposed the personal data of 23 million …
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There is widespread business confusion and ignorance about the upcoming CCPA regulation
A new ESET survey reveals that the vast majority of businesses are still completely unprepared for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect on the first day of 2020. While a …
Ransom Note Replaces 2.1M Customer Records on Open MongoDB
Threat actors are holding 1.2 million sensitive files belonging to Mexican bookseller Librería Porrúa for ransom. On July 15, a security researcher discovered the records in an unprotected MongoDB …
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More Companies Don’t Rely on Passwords Alone Anymore
A new survey by ThumbSignIn, One World Identity and Gluu indicates that while most businesses no longer merely use passwords to secure their data, a significant number (40%) still do. 36% of companies …
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