Security News

Slack Discloses Breach of Its User Profile Database, Implements 2FA (Threatpost)
2015-03-27 18:49

Collaboration providers Slack disclosed that a database storing its user profile information has been breached. The break-in has been stopped, and Slack announced that it has implemented...

The hacker first uploaded a file, class.php .. The database credentials WERE in a non-www accessible directory, however, anyone smart enough can find the include lines .. Then, he uploaded adminer.php a web based database management tool . I (Reddit)
2015-03-24 20:38

Never Say No to Direct Database Access (Reddit)
2015-03-23 22:38

NYPD cop arrested for hacking into FBI, traffic databases (Naked Security)
2015-03-20 11:21

The NYPD cop installed a hidden camera and hacked into databases containing personal information about victims of traffic accidents so he could pose, among other things, as an attorney who could...

NYPD officer arrested for hacking FBI databases (SC Magazine)
2015-03-19 14:35

Database Backup and Recovery in the Age of Big Data -- Automating Recovery Processes (IT Toolbox Blogs)
2015-03-18 03:37

Database Backup and Recovery in the Age of Big Data -- Backup Alternatives (IT Toolbox Blogs)
2015-03-14 03:37

Database Backup and Recovery in the Age of Big Data (IT Toolbox Blogs)
2015-03-11 03:37

In major goof, Uber stored sensitive database key on public GitHub page
2015-03-03 09:22

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/in-major-goof-uber-stored-sensitive-database-key-on-public-github-page/ By Dan Goodin Ars Techica March 2, 2015

Uber's on a hunt for the attacker that compromised its drivers' database (Help Net Security)
2015-03-02 12:30

Late last week, Uber's Managing Counsel of Data Privacy Katherine Tassi has revealed that the company has suffered a data breach. One of its databases, which contains Uber drivers' names and their lic...