Security News

Leaky database spills data on 20 million Ecuadorians and businesses
2019-09-18 12:21

Included are deep details on 7 million minors, one grownup named Julian Assange, and perhaps a few million deceased Ecuadorians.

Leaky database full of fake Groupon emails turns out to belong to crooks
2019-09-13 12:43

Crooks made bogus accounts to buy tickets with fake credit cards, resold them to unsuspecting buyers, and left the database-o-fraud wide open.

Mystery database left open turns out to be massive Groupon fraud ticket fraud ring
2019-09-12 09:10

Yes, turns out people still use this voucher biz – who knew? We have a new twist on the "researchers find unprotected public-facing cloud-hosted database" story, as one recently uncovered archive...

AWS launches Amazon Quantum Ledger Database
2019-09-12 04:00

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced the general availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB), a fully managed service that provides a high-performance, immutable,...

Major Groupon, Ticketmaster Fraud Scheme Exposed By Insecure Database
2019-09-11 18:01

An exposed database containing 17 million email addresses exposed a massive fraud scheme impacting vendors like Groupon and Ticketmaster.

Apricorn launches Central Database version of the Aegis Configurator
2019-09-10 02:00

Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB storage devices, announced the release of the Central Database version of the Aegis Configurator for both PostgreSQL...

Report: S. Korean Company's Database Leaking Business Data
2019-09-06 18:03

Industrial Supplier DK-Lok's Unsecured Database Accesible Via Internet, Researchers SayIndependent security researchers have found yet another unsecured database accessible via the internet. This...

Database exposed 133 million US Facebook users’ phone numbers
2019-09-06 12:46

Facebook confirmed the breach, claiming that the total number of users in the database was 210 million.

Baffle is now an AWS Database Ready Technology Partner
2019-09-05 00:30

Baffle, an advanced data protection company, announced it has been certified for the Amazon AWS Database Ready Program, which delivers an easy-to-operate, scaled database platform-as-a-service (DB...

US Waged Cyberattack on Database Used by Iran to Target Tankers: NY Times
2019-08-29 14:19

The United States staged a secret cyberattack in June against a database used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to plot attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf, The New York Times reported....