Security News

NiceHash suffers security breach, around $70 million in Bitcoin stolen
2017-12-07 15:16

NiceHash, one of the most popular crypto-mining marketplaces, has apparently suffered a breach that resulted in the theft of the entire contents of the NiceHash Bitcoin wallet. “We are currently...

Uber Paid 20-Year-Old Florida Hacker $100,000 to Keep Data Breach Secret
2017-12-07 08:03

Last year, Uber received an email from an anonymous person demanding money in exchange for the stolen user database. It turns out that a 20-year-old Florida man, with the help of another, breached...

Massive Breach Exposes Keyboard App that Collects Personal Data On Its 31 Million Users
2017-12-05 16:18

In the digital age, one of the most popular sayings is—if you're not paying, then you're not the customer, you're the product. While downloading apps on their smartphones, most users may not...

PayPal Subsidiary Data Breach Hits Up to 1.6 Million Customers
2017-12-04 08:33

Global e-commerce business PayPal has disclosed a data breach that may have compromised personally identifiable information for roughly 1.6 million customers at a payment processing company PayPal...

Breach at PayPal Subsidiary Affects 1.6 Million Customers
2017-12-04 05:43

PayPal informed customers on Friday that personal information for 1.6 million individuals may have been obtained by hackers who breached the systems of its subsidiary TIO Networks. read more

Senators Propose New Breach Notification Law
2017-12-01 18:42

Senators Propose New Data Protection Bill Following Equifax and Uber Breaches read more

Imgur Confirms 2014 Breach of 1.7 Million User Accounts
2017-11-27 18:17

Researcher Troy Hunt is credited for tipping image sharing site Imgur off to a 2014 breach of 1.7 million user accounts.

Imgur confirms breach, 1.7 million users affected
2017-11-27 14:55

Popular image hosting website Imgur has announced on Friday that hackers stole usernames and passwords of 1.7 million of its users. The breach dates back to 2014, when Imgur still encrypted the...

Imgur Discloses 2014 Breach Affecting 1.7 Million Users
2017-11-27 05:46

Popular image hosting website Imgur notified users on Friday that hackers had stolen data associated with 1.7 million accounts as a result of a breach that occurred back in 2014. read more

Fast and Furious Data Breach Scandal Overtakes Uber
2017-11-22 18:03

Ride-Sharing Firm Reportedly Fired CSO for Concealing 2016 BreachMove over Equifax. There's a massive new data breach notification in town. And Uber is still struggling to come clean about why it...