An Elasticsearch database containing more than 267 million Facebook user IDs, phone numbers, and names was left exposed on the web for anyone to acces
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There’s a booming market for apps that track your phone without your knowledge, siphoning off call and text records, photos and more to send to
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The European Commission is launching a new investigation into Google, examining the company’s data collection practices, according to a report from Re
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Two security researchers have uncovered four billion records on 1.2 billion people on an unsecured Elasticsearch server impacting what is estimated to
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OnePlus has suffered a data breach: the company says an “unauthorized party” accessed some customers’ order information. In a statement, OnePlus says
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Raccoon Stealer Malware Scurries Past Microsoft Messaging Gateways
Financial institutions are in the crosshairs of hackers leveraging the malware to steal sensitive data. Criminals behind malware dubbed Raccoon Steale
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Data belonging to clients of shared workspace company WeWork was reportedly left exposed and accessible to the public via GitHub, while a web portal s
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198 Million Car-Buyer Records Exposed Online for All to See
An Elastica DB belonging to Dealer Leads exposed a raft of information collected by “research” websites aimed at prospective car buyers. Over 198 mill
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Facebook learned about Cambridge Analytica as early as September 2015
Facebook released the emails and other documents as part of an investigation of the Cambridge Analytica scandal by the local attorney general in Washi
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More than 300,000 users still utilize credentials that have been compromised – with people visiting video streaming and porn sites most at fault, Goog
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