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Back up a minute: Veeam database config snafu exposed millions of customer records
2018-09-12 14:15

Firm helps self with own disaster recovery A misconfigured server at data recovery and backup firm Veeam exposed millions of email addresses.…

Attackers Made 9,000 Unauthorized Database Queries in Equifax Hack: Report
2018-09-10 11:43

It took Equifax 76 days to detect the massive 2017 data breach, despite the fact that attackers had conducted roughly 9,000 unauthorized queries on its databases, according to a new report from...

T-Mobile Database Breach Exposes 2 Million Customers' Data
2018-08-27 10:03

Attacker Keen to Sell Stolen Data, Security Researcher WarnsT-Mobile has suffered a breach that may have exposed personal data for 2.3 million of its 77 million customers, and one security...

US Democrats call in Feds: There's something phishy going on with our voter database
2018-08-23 12:47

Fake website designed to harvest staffer credentials The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has called in the FBI after uncovering an apparent attack against its internal voter database system.…

Democratic National Party Thwarts Voter Database Attack
2018-08-23 11:18

FBI Investigating Phishing Site That Mimicked DNC's VoteBuilder Cloud ServiceThe Democratic National Committee says that an attempted phishing campaign targeting a voter database has been...

Oracle: Run, don't walk, to patch this critical Database takeover bug
2018-08-14 18:44

Flaw in House Larry's flagship product allows "complete compromise" of servers Oracle is advising customers to update their database software following the discovery and disclosure of a critical...

Critical vulnerability in Oracle Database, patch without delay!
2018-08-13 15:42

Oracle is urging users to patch their Oracle Database installations to plug a critical security issue that can result in complete compromise of the Oracle Database and shell access to the...

Critical Vulnerability Patched in Oracle Database
2018-08-13 04:16

Oracle informed customers late on Friday that its Database product is affected by a critical vulnerability. Patches have been released and users have been advised to install them as soon as...

SMS 2FA gave us sweet FA security, says Reddit: Hackers stole database backup of user account info, posts, messages
2018-08-01 18:40

Email addresses, hashed passwords, and other details from mid-2000s era swiped In a Wednesday mea culpa, Reddit – the online chat board that got a little out of hand and became the sixth most...

Singapore Health Database Hit by 'Major' Cyberattack
2018-07-20 11:20

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Targeted as Part of SingHealth Cyberattack read more