Security News

Marketing Analytics Company Leaks Deep Profiles of Entire Ecuador Population
2019-09-16 18:58

Julian Assange is among those impacted.

Just as Ecuador thought it had seen the back of leaks, over 20m citizen records are exposed
2019-09-16 16:02

And Julian Assange is among them - but how old are these? Records on more than 20 million individuals in Ecuador have leaked from an unsecured database in Miami, Florida, containing a mix of...

S2 Ep8: Facebook leak, $5m ransoms, DNS angst – Naked Security Podcast
2019-09-12 13:53

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UNICEF Leaks Personal Data of 8,000 Users via Email Blunder
2019-09-12 12:37

The organization accidentally sent the names, email addresses, gender and professional information of users of its portal Agora in an email sent in August.

Some D-Link and Comba WiFi Routers Leak Their Passwords in Plaintext
2019-09-10 16:48

What could be worse than your router leaking its administrative login credentials in plaintext? Cybersecurity researchers from Trustwave's SpiderLabs have discovered multiple security...

Vulnerabilities in D-Link, Comba Routers Can Leak Credentials
2019-09-10 12:00

Flaws can potentially affect every device and user on the network by directing them to malicious websites or blocking their access to important data or resources.

Fixing IoT Leaks with Hardware Security
2019-09-09 14:18

Brian Romansky of Owl Cyber Defense Discusses the Role of Data DiodesData diodes provide a way to control data flows in IoT devices, says Brian Romansky of Owl Cyber Defense, who describes...

Data Leak Impacts Millions of Yves Rocher Cosmetics Company Customers
2019-09-03 15:10

International cosmetics brand Yves Rocher found itself caught in a third-party data exposure incident that leaked the personal information of millions of customers.

KNOB turns up the heat on Bluetooth encryption, hotels leak guest info, city hands $1m to crook, and much, much more
2019-08-19 10:08

Spec design flaw stiffs security of gizmos Roundup Let's run through all the bits and bytes of security news beyond what we've already covered. Also, don't forget our articles from this year's...

Routers from well-known manufacturers vulnerable to cross-router data leaks
2019-08-19 04:45

While many organizations and home networks use a host and guest network on the same router hardware to increase security, a new study by Ben-Gurion University indicates that routers from...