T-Mobile Faces Yet Another Data Breach
The cyberattack incident is the wireless carrier’s fourth in three years. Continue reading T-Mobile Faces Yet Another Data Breach
Category Archives: phone numbers
WhatsApp Phone Numbers Pop Up in Google Search Results — But is it a Bug?
A researcher found that phone numbers tied to WhatsApp accounts are indexed publicly on Google Search creating what he claims is a “privacy issue” for users. Continue reading WhatsApp Phone Numbers Pop Up in Google Search Results — But is it a Bug?
Twitter admits to raid on users’ phone numbers
It relates to Twitter’s contact upload feature, which allows users to find others via contact info such as email or phone number. Continue reading Twitter admits to raid on users’ phone numbers
Twitter Discovers Attackers Trying to Match Usernames and Phone Numbers
Attackers likely sponsored by a nation state used an extensive network of Twitter accounts to match phone numbers to usernames by abusing an existing API and going well beyond its intended use, the social network has said. A Twitter feature allows new … Continue reading Twitter Discovers Attackers Trying to Match Usernames and Phone Numbers
Unencrypted Mobile Traffic on Tor Network Leaks PII
Researchers create digital dossiers of mobile users scraped from Tor network traffic. Continue reading Unencrypted Mobile Traffic on Tor Network Leaks PII
Unsecured database leaks phone numbers of 419 million Facebook users
By Sudais
The unsecured database contained 133 million records from the US, 18 million in the UK and 50 million in Vietnam – All from Facebook users.
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Leaky Server Exposes 419M Phone Numbers of Facebook Users
Server lacked password protection and included multiple databases with records from the U.S., U.K. and Vietnam. Continue reading Leaky Server Exposes 419M Phone Numbers of Facebook Users
Admin of Forum Where Users Trade Stolen Instagrams: Hacking Is ‘Not Our Problem’
Members of a forum where people trade stolen Instagram and other social media accounts react to Motherboard’s investigation. Continue reading Admin of Forum Where Users Trade Stolen Instagrams: Hacking Is ‘Not Our Problem’
The SIM Hijackers
Meet the hackers who flip seized Instagram handles and cryptocurrency in a shady, buzzing underground market for stolen accounts and usernames. Their victim’s weakness? Phone numbers. Continue reading The SIM Hijackers
Spam Bots and Fake Accounts: Helping Solve the Security Identity Crisis
Despite how it sounds, in today’s age of fake news and fake accounts, websites that collect more identifiable information about their users are better-positioned to protect identities and even solve the widespread problems of spam bot and illegitimate… Continue reading Spam Bots and Fake Accounts: Helping Solve the Security Identity Crisis