Spotify Users Hit with Rash of Account Takeovers
Users of the music streaming service were targeted by attackers using credential-stuffing approaches. Continue reading Spotify Users Hit with Rash of Account Takeovers
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Good Heavens! 10M Impacted in Pray.com Data Exposure
The information exposed in a public cloud bucket included PII, church-donation information, photos and users’ contact lists. Continue reading Good Heavens! 10M Impacted in Pray.com Data Exposure
Pharma Giant Pfizer Leaks Customer Prescription Info, Call Transcripts
Hundreds of medical patients taking cancer drugs, Premarin, Lyrica and more are now vulnerable to phishing, malware and identity fraud. Continue reading Pharma Giant Pfizer Leaks Customer Prescription Info, Call Transcripts
Cloud Leak Exposes 320M Dating-Site Records
A misconfigured, Mailfire-owned Elasticsearch server impacted 70 dating and e-commerce sites, exposing PII and details such as romantic preferences. Continue reading Cloud Leak Exposes 320M Dating-Site Records
Private photos leaked by PhotoSquared’s unsecured cloud storage
With no password required and no encryption in place, a burglar or ID thief could have seen your photos, your address and more. Continue reading Private photos leaked by PhotoSquared’s unsecured cloud storage
Sensitive plastic surgery images exposed online
Researchers at VPN advisory company vpnMentor have found yet another online data exposure caused by a misconfigured cloud database. Continue reading Sensitive plastic surgery images exposed online
Data about inmates and jail staff spilled by leaky prison app
A web-mapping project came across detainees’ prescriptions and other PII that could be used by identity thieves to victimize prisoners. Continue reading Data about inmates and jail staff spilled by leaky prison app
Insecure Database Exposes Millions of Private SMS Messages
Researchers discovered an unprotected TrueDialog database hosted by Microsoft Azure with diverse and business-related data from tens of millions of users. Continue reading Insecure Database Exposes Millions of Private SMS Messages
Leaky database spills data on 20 million Ecuadorians and businesses
Included are deep details on 7 million minors, one grownup named Julian Assange, and perhaps a few million deceased Ecuadorians. Continue reading Leaky database spills data on 20 million Ecuadorians and businesses
Leaky database full of fake Groupon emails turns out to belong to crooks
Crooks made bogus accounts to buy tickets with fake credit cards, resold them to unsuspecting buyers, and left the database-o-fraud wide open. Continue reading Leaky database full of fake Groupon emails turns out to belong to crooks