Virgin Media Admits Failing to Secure Online Database with Info on 900,000 Customers

Virgin Media admitted it left an unsecured database online containing personal data for about 900,000 customers, including their phone numbers, names, and physical addresses. When people hear about data breaches, they usually imagine hackers gaining ac… Continue reading Virgin Media Admits Failing to Secure Online Database with Info on 900,000 Customers

Police raids after data on most of Ecuador’s citizens leaks online

It’s bad enough when a company suffers a data leak that exposes the personal information of its customers. But things can be even worse when the business suffering a data breach was storing the detailed information about potentially the populatio… Continue reading Police raids after data on most of Ecuador’s citizens leaks online

Veeam Leaks 200 GB Customer Database, Goldmine for Phishers

A database containing 200 gigabytes of customer data, estimated to harbor around 445 million records, has been exposed online by backup and recovery company Veeam, thanks to an improperly secured server hosted on Amazon. The database apparently contain… Continue reading Veeam Leaks 200 GB Customer Database, Goldmine for Phishers

Blockchain-powered e-commerce startup leaks personal information of 25,000 early investors

A misconfigured MongoDB database has led to the leak of names, email and physical addresses, wallet information, encrypted passwords, and driver’s license and passport numbers of 25,000 early investors in Bezop. The leak deals a second security-r… Continue reading Blockchain-powered e-commerce startup leaks personal information of 25,000 early investors