Security Researcher Discovers Over 50,000 Scanned Driver’s Licenses Exposed on Unsecured Amazon Server

A data leak containing 54,000 scanned New South Wales (NSW) driver’s licenses and various tolling notice statutory declarations were discovered by security researcher Bob Diachenko last week. “More than 50K scanned driver licenses (front+back) and toll… Continue reading Security Researcher Discovers Over 50,000 Scanned Driver’s Licenses Exposed on Unsecured Amazon Server

Athlete Recruiting Software Company Discloses Data Breach 7 Months after Student-Athlete Data is Exposed

In January 2020, a security researcher discovered an exposed server belonging to Front Rush, an athlete-recruiting software company offering solutions to more than 9,500 college teams at over 850 institutions across the United States. The initial repor… Continue reading Athlete Recruiting Software Company Discloses Data Breach 7 Months after Student-Athlete Data is Exposed

Cybersecurity Researchers Discover 5 e-learning Websites Leaking Nearly 1 Million User Records

WizCase researchers have stumbled upon five leaky e-learning websites that exposed the personal information of nearly 1 million users, including minors. Each exposed database was housed on misconfigured and unsecured servers, allowing unauthorized acce… Continue reading Cybersecurity Researchers Discover 5 e-learning Websites Leaking Nearly 1 Million User Records

Data Breach: Bundle of Dating Apps Leaking Sensitive Information Discovered

Three misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 buckets leaking highly sensitive information from multiple dating apps and websites were discovered by vpnMentor researchers on May 25. According to a report published June 16, the S3 buckets contained 8… Continue reading Data Breach: Bundle of Dating Apps Leaking Sensitive Information Discovered

Database of 49 Million Instagram Influencers Leaked Online

Facebook is investigating a major data breach that leaked personal information of 49 million Instagram users, writes TechCrunch after it received and analyzed the data from security researcher Anurag Sen. The unsecured database, hosted by Amazon Web Se… Continue reading Database of 49 Million Instagram Influencers Leaked Online

Freedom Mobile Leaks Customer Database Online

Just a few weeks after announcing it intends to expand by deploying carrier plans for 5G networks, Canadian telecom company Freedom Mobile has fallen victim to a data breach, leaking 5 million unencrypted records online.   As confirmed by the carr… Continue reading Freedom Mobile Leaks Customer Database Online

48 million people put at risk after firm that scraped info from social networks left it exposed for anyone to download

Chances are that you’ve never heard of Washington-based data firm LocalBlox. But that doesn’t mean that they haven’t heard of you. And it doesn’t mean that your personal information hasn’t been recklessly exposed through t… Continue reading 48 million people put at risk after firm that scraped info from social networks left it exposed for anyone to download