Virgin Media Data Leak Exposes Details of 900,000 Customers

On the same day yesterday, when the US-based telecom giant T-Mobile admitted a data breach, the UK-based telecommunication provider Virgin Media announced that it has also suffered a data leak incident exposing the personal information of roughly 900,0… Continue reading Virgin Media Data Leak Exposes Details of 900,000 Customers

Hackers Compromise T-Mobile Employee’ Email Accounts and Steal User’ Data

If you are a T-Mobile customer, this news may concern you.

US-based telecom giant T-Mobile has suffered yet another data breach incident that recently exposed personal and accounts information of both its employees and customers to unknown hackers.

W… Continue reading Hackers Compromise T-Mobile Employee’ Email Accounts and Steal User’ Data

A Massive U.S. Property and Demographic Database Exposes 200 Million Records

More than 200 million records containing a wide range of property-related information on US residents were left exposed on a database that was accessible on the web without requiring any password or authentication.

The exposed data — a mix of personal… Continue reading A Massive U.S. Property and Demographic Database Exposes 200 Million Records

250 Million Microsoft Customer Support Records Exposed Online

If you have ever contacted Microsoft for support in the past 14 years, your technical query, along with some personally identifiable information might have been compromised.

Microsoft today admitted a security incident that exposed nearly 250 million … Continue reading 250 Million Microsoft Customer Support Records Exposed Online

Download: The State of Security Breach Protection 2020 Survey Results

What are the key considerations security decision-makers should take into account when designing their 2020 breach protection?

To answer this, we polled 1,536 cybersecurity professionals in The State of Breach Protection 2020 survey (Download the full… Continue reading Download: The State of Security Breach Protection 2020 Survey Results

Facebook Reveals New Data Leak Incident Affecting Groups’ Members

Facebook today revealed yet another security incident admitting that roughly 100 app developers may have improperly accessed its users’ data in certain Facebook groups, including their names and profile pictures.

In a blog post published Tuesday, Face… Continue reading Facebook Reveals New Data Leak Incident Affecting Groups’ Members

Thousands of Google Calendars Possibly Leaking Private Information Online

“Warning — Making your calendar public will make all events visible to the world, including via Google search. Are you sure?”

Remember this security warning? No?

If you have ever shared your Google Calendars, or maybe inadvertently, with someone that… Continue reading Thousands of Google Calendars Possibly Leaking Private Information Online

Binance KYC Data Leak — Crypto Exchange Sets $290,000 Bounty On Blackmailer

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has become a victim of a ransom demand from a scammer who claimed to have hacked the KYC (Know Your Customer) data of thousands of its customers.

The unknown attacker threatened the world’s largest cryptocur… Continue reading Binance KYC Data Leak — Crypto Exchange Sets $290,000 Bounty On Blackmailer

Unprotected Database Exposes Personal Info of 80 Million American Households

A team of security researchers has claims to have found a publicly-accessible database that exposes information on more than 80 million U.S. households—nearly 65 percent of the total number of American households.

Discovered by VPNMentor’s research te… Continue reading Unprotected Database Exposes Personal Info of 80 Million American Households

Over 100 Million JustDial Users’ Personal Data Found Exposed On the Internet

An unprotected database belonging to JustDial, India’s largest local search service, is leaking personally identifiable information of its every customer in real-time who accessed the service via its website, mobile app, or even by calling on its fancy… Continue reading Over 100 Million JustDial Users’ Personal Data Found Exposed On the Internet