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News and social media aggregator Flipboard reset all users’ passwords after discovering a security incident that might have affected some of their data. On 28 May, the company revealed that its engineering team had recently detected suspicious ac… Continue reading Flipboard Resets Users’ Passwords after Discovering Security Incident
American online retailer Bodybuilding.com suffered a security incident that might have exposed customers’ personal information. In February 2019, Bodybuilding.com learned of an instance where unknown actors gained unauthorized access to its syste… Continue reading Bodybuilding.com Suffered Security Incident Potentially Involving Customer Info
Home design website and community Houzz revealed that a security incident might have exposed some users’ personal and account data. On 1 February, Houzz published a security update explaining that it detected the security event in late December 2… Continue reading Houzz Says Security Incident Might Have Exposed User Data
Humana has notified customers of a third-party security incident that might have exposed some of their personal information. According to a breach notification letter obtained by DataBreaches.net, the for-profit American health insurance company learne… Continue reading Humana Informs Customers of Third-Party Security Incident
Google+ and its APIs are shutting down sooner than announced after a new privacy glitch that exposed the data of more than 52 million users was detected in November, Google announced on Monday. Personal information such as age, name and email address w… Continue reading Major Privacy Issues in Google+ Force Its Shutdown Earlier than Planned
The consumer version of Google+ will now be shut down in April instead of August after a bug was found that impacts at least 50 million users. Continue reading Google Accelerates Google+ Shutdown After New Bug Discovered
Marriott announced that it recently detected and addressed a security incident involving the Starwood guest reservation database. On 30 November, Marriott revealed that an internal investigation had found evidence of unauthorized access to the database… Continue reading Marriott Reveals Security Incident Involving Starwood Reservation Database
Earlier this month, Dell detected and thwarted “unauthorized activity” on its network that was an attempt to extract customer names, email addresses, and hashed passwords from Dell.com, the computing giant announced Wednesday. “Though it is possible some of this information was removed from Dell’s network, our investigations found no conclusive evidence that any was extracted,” Dell said in a statement. The attempted extraction occurred Nov. 9. The Round Rock, Texas, company said protections liked hashed passwords and mandatory password resets would limit the impact of any potential exposure. Hashing is the application of an algorithm that allows a web service to store an encrypted version of a password without storing the password itself. “Credit card and other sensitive customer information was not targeted,” and the incident did not impact any Dell products or services, the statement said. Dell said it had contacted law enforcement about the incident and hired a […]
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Chili’s customers may have fallen victim to a malware attack that affected a number of credit and debit cards used in several restaurants, confirmed parent company Brinker International on Saturday. The malware allegedly collected not only paymen… Continue reading Chili’s hit by malware, payment card data stolen