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Facebook confesses 100 devs may have accessed leaked Groups data

November 7, 2019 0 Comments apis, data leak, data loss, developers, facebook, groups api, Privacy

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:48:49 +0000

It shut down that access in April 2018, or at least thought it did. At least 11 improperly accessed data in the last two months.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/R8nvSYc8u9M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hackers plead guilty to breach that Uber covered up

November 1, 2019 0 Comments brandon charles glover, coverup, data breach, data loss, extortion, hush money, Law & order, LinkedIn, lynda, security threats, uber, vasile mereacre

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:45:41 +0000

The two men pointed to Uber’s $100K hush-money payment when they tried to extort Linkedin-owned Lynda… that instead called the cops.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/5jZvM2TMsYc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Got an early iPhone or iPad? Update now or turn it into a paperweight

October 30, 2019 0 Comments Apple, data loss, gps, gps rollover, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iphone 4, iphone 5, Mobile, Operating Systems, security threats, updating

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:26:25 +0000

Calling Apple iPhone 5, iPhone 4s or early iPad owners – your device may be about to turn into a vintage technology paperweight.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/zgT62q9uedk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Adobe database exposes 7.5 million Creative Cloud users

October 28, 2019 0 Comments adobe creative cloud, Bob Diachenko, comparitech, data loss, database breach, Elasticsearch

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:20:50 +0000

Adobe has become the latest company to be caught leaving an Elasticsearch database full of customer data exposed on the internet.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/LwUOs6-beVw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware with a difference as hackers threaten to release city data

October 28, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Government security, hack, Hackers, johannesburg, malware, Ransomware, security threats, shadow hill hackers, south africa

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:34:08 +0000

Johannesburg spent the weekend struggling to recover from its second malware attack this year as it took key services systems offline.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3n2p-QydisI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Keylogging data vampire pleads guilty to bleeding two companies

October 25, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Department of Justice, keyloggers, keylogging, Law & order, Privacy, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:04:06 +0000

He drained data from firms working on hot new technology, sneaking in with a fake access badge, planting hardware and software keyloggers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/m3yduCwBOnU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Stalker app maker Retina-X settles FTC charges

October 24, 2019 0 Comments data loss, Law & order, malware, mobilespy, phonesheriff, Privacy, retina-x, security threats, spyware, Stalkerware, stalking apps, teenshield

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:59:48 +0000

It’s the first time we’ve gone after a stalking app, the FTC said. In this case, that would be a stalking app that got breached – twice.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/LN5zrcziLXw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Travel database exposed PII on US government employees

October 23, 2019 0 Comments amazon, AWS, best western, best western hotel & resorts group, data breach, data loss, department of homeland security, Elasticsearch, PII, Privacy, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:32:40 +0000

A property management company owned by hotel chain Best Western has exposed 179 GB of sensitive travel information on thousands of travelers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ya-mCNqAOjw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Storing your stuff securely in the cloud

October 22, 2019 0 Comments backups, Cloud Security, cloud storage, data access, data loss, data security, Rogue insider, security threats

Credit to Author: Maria Varmazis| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:24:10 +0000

How much of our stuff is going to the cloud? Probably a lot more than you realize. Let’s look at the risks and how to mitigate them.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/27shf2RZHS8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Much-attacked Baltimore uses ‘mind-bogglingly’ bad data storage

October 18, 2019 0 Comments backups, baltimore, data loss, data storage, Government security, Ransomware, robbinhood, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:44:01 +0000

IT workers have been storing files on their computers’ hard drives. One councilman’s alleged response: “That can’t be right? That’s real?”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/idJHYqiJ_xU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>