DigitalOcean Accidentally Leaks Customer Data

DigitalOcean, a popular web-hosting platform, has started informing customers about a data leak that “unintentionally” exposed personally identifiable information online. According to a notification sent to DigitalOcean users, the incident … Continue reading DigitalOcean Accidentally Leaks Customer Data

Adult live streaming site CAM4 found leaking data of millions of users

A misconfigured database containing 7 terabytes of sensitive user and company information related to adult live streaming site CAM4 has been found leaking data. The database apparently contains 10.88 billion records, which contain different combination… Continue reading Adult live streaming site CAM4 found leaking data of millions of users

Wii, N64, and GameCube Source Codes Leak Online

A massive data leak is hitting Nintendo as source code, demos, videos and other content for Wii, N64 and GameCube become available online, following the publishing of a steady stream of information on 4Chan in the past few weeks. The first information … Continue reading Wii, N64, and GameCube Source Codes Leak Online

CAM4 Data Leak Exposes Personal Data of Millions of Users

The digital world is once again tainted by a highly sensitive data leak that puts millions of users at risk of blackmail attempts, identity theft and fraud. A team of security researchers led by Anurag Sen recently uncovered a leaky database from CAM4,… Continue reading CAM4 Data Leak Exposes Personal Data of Millions of Users

Tesla Data Leak: Pre-Owned Vehicle Infotainment Components Store Owners’ Personal Details and Passwords

According to white hat hacker GreenTheOnly, Tesla forgot to wipe personal information of customers from previously used infotainment and Autopilot hardware.The discovery came about after Green found and purchased four pre-owned Tesla components from Eb… Continue reading Tesla Data Leak: Pre-Owned Vehicle Infotainment Components Store Owners’ Personal Details and Passwords

Lack of Basic Security Measures on Sheffield’s ANPR System Exposes 8.6 Million Records of Vehicle Movements and License Plate Numbers

Earlier this week, security researcher Chris Kubecka and freelance writer Gerard Jannsen stumbled upon a major security flaw in Sheffield City Council’s automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR), exposing 8.6 million records of vehicle movements … Continue reading Lack of Basic Security Measures on Sheffield’s ANPR System Exposes 8.6 Million Records of Vehicle Movements and License Plate Numbers

Data Breach: Bad actor leaks 23 million account credentials from Webkinz children’s platform

Over the weekend, ZDNet learned that nearly 23 million usernames and hashed passwords of the Webkinz World online children’s game platform were leaked on a popular hacking forum. Released by Canadian toy company Ganz in 2005, Webkinz World has co… Continue reading Data Breach: Bad actor leaks 23 million account credentials from Webkinz children’s platform