DoorDash Data Breach Impacts Personal Data of Almost 5M Users
Accessed information includes delivery addresses, license numbers, names, phone numbers and more. Continue reading DoorDash Data Breach Impacts Personal Data of Almost 5M Users
Category Archives: personal information
Millions of Golfers Land in Privacy Hazard After Cloud Misconfig
A database with millions of data points on games played plus sensitive information was left right in the middle of the internet fairway for all to see. Continue reading Millions of Golfers Land in Privacy Hazard After Cloud Misconfig
Popular Online Tutoring Marketplace ‘Wyzant’ Suffers Data Breach
Wyzant—an online marketplace that makes it easy for parents and students to connect with private tutors, in-person and online, in over 250 different subjects—has suffered a data breach exposing “certain personal identification information” for its cust… Continue reading Popular Online Tutoring Marketplace ‘Wyzant’ Suffers Data Breach
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
Amazon Employees Given ‘Broad Access’ to Personal Alexa Info
An auditing program for the voice assistant technology exposes geolocation data that can be personally identified, sources said. Continue reading Amazon Employees Given ‘Broad Access’ to Personal Alexa Info
Teen Sues Apple for $1 Billion, Saying Facial Recognition Mistook Him for a Thief
An 18-year-old student from New York is suing Apple for $1 billion, claiming he was wrongfully accused of stealing gadgets from a number of Apple stores in Boston, Manhattan, New Jersey and Delaware last year, writes The New York Post. Ousmane Bah says… Continue reading Teen Sues Apple for $1 Billion, Saying Facial Recognition Mistook Him for a Thief
Georgia Tech Data Breach Exposes 1.3 Million Users’ Personal Data
The Georgia Institute of Technology, well known as Georgia Tech, has confirmed a data breach that has exposed personal information of 1.3 million current and former faculty members, students, staff and student applicants.
In a brief note published Tue… Continue reading Georgia Tech Data Breach Exposes 1.3 Million Users’ Personal Data
Facebook strikes again – now asks new subscribers for passwords to their email accounts
Facebook just can’t get a break. After a long string of accusations directed at the social platform for security and privacy concerns, Facebook has now been caught using an appalling security practice – demanding new subscribers hand over t… Continue reading Facebook strikes again – now asks new subscribers for passwords to their email accounts
Prudent Security Admin: Has a New Data Breach Precedent Been Created?
A recent ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has the potential to usher in a new era of data breach litigation and set a new legal precedent for cybersecurity negligence and liability. In Dittman v. UPMC, a group of current and former employees s… Continue reading Prudent Security Admin: Has a New Data Breach Precedent Been Created?
Threatpost Poll: Do You Hate Facebook?
Weigh in on Facebook and privacy in our short poll. Continue reading Threatpost Poll: Do You Hate Facebook?