Security News

Misconfigured Box accounts leak terabytes of companies’ sensitive data
2019-03-13 12:29

Easily guessable URLs led to what should have been big companies' very private data. Even Box itself was found to be exposing folders.

Box Enterprise Shared Links Leak Sensitive Information
2019-03-12 14:31

Box enterprise shared links can leak sensitive information if access to them hasn’t been restricted to relevant users only, Adversis security researchers warn. read more

Smart Ski Helmet Headphone Flaws Leak Personal, GPS Data
2019-03-04 19:41

A rash of security flaws in the Outdoor Tech CHIPS smart headphones, which fit in ski helmets, allow bad actors to collect data like emails, passwords, GPS location - and even listen to...

Blocking compromised passwords from the Collection leak
2019-02-25 06:30

It all started with Collection #1, a monster breach dubbed as the biggest data dump in history with its 773 million unique email addresses, and 22 million unique passwords. The exposed data was a...

macOS Vulnerability Leaks Safari Data
2019-02-12 13:23

A vulnerability in the latest macOS release could allow a malicious application to access restricted Safari data, an application developer has discovered.  read more

EU Recalls Children’s Smartwatch That Leaks Location Data
2019-02-05 15:15

The children's smartwatch allows bad actors to track their location and communicate with them, according to the alert.

Singapore fingers deported fraudster for leak of list of thousands of HIV+ people
2019-01-29 13:20

Accuses suspect of other stuff too, such as faking HIV status to get a work permit. Wait, what? The government of Singapore is once again apologising for a serious breach of citizens' privacy:...

Data Leak in Ghostscript Could Allow Command Execution
2019-01-25 15:19

Data leak vulnerabilities in Ghostscript could allow an attacker to take over a routine and even execute commands on systems, Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy has discovered.  read more

Portuguese Hacker Linked to 'Football Leaks' Held in Hungary
2019-01-18 06:07

A Portuguese hacker said by his lawyers to have played a pivotal role in the Football Leaks whistleblower website was fighting extradition from Hungary to Portugal on Thursday on charges of...

Misconfigured Server Leaks Oklahoma Department of Securities Data
2019-01-17 17:02

A storage server configured for public access was found to expose terabytes of data belonging to the Oklahoma Department of Securities, UpGuard reveals. read more