Security News

China Arrests Suspect for Customer Data Leak at Accor Partner
2018-09-20 10:19

Shanghai police have arrested a man in connection with a data leak at NASDAQ-listed Chinese hotelier Huazhu Group after the suspect failed to sell the information online. read more

NSA Leak Fuels Rise in Hacking for Crypto Mining: Report
2018-09-19 15:40

Illicit cryptocurrency mining has been surging over the past year, in part due to a leaked software tool from the US National Security Agency, researchers said Wednesday. read more

Perth Mint leaks 13 accounts in data breach. No, make that 3,200
2018-09-18 00:37

Unnamed third-party provider spaffed customer data A data breach at Perth Mint first thought to have affected 13 customers turned out to be more widespread, with more than 3,000 customers breached.…

GovPayNow.com Leaks 14M+ Records
2018-09-17 21:57

Government Payment Service Inc. — a company used by thousands of U.S. state and local governments to accept online payments for everything from traffic citations and licensing fees to bail...

Amazon Probing Staff Data Leaks
2018-09-17 13:19

Amazon is investigating allegations that some of its staff sold confidential customer data to third party companies particularly in China, the online giant confirmed on Sunday. read more

Veeam holds its hands up, admits database leak was plain 'complacency'
2018-09-14 12:46

Co-CEO: 'We should have done a better job' Veeam has blamed "human error" for the exposure of a marketing database containing millions of names and email addresses.…

Intel Patches Firmware Flaw That Leaks ME Encryption Keys
2018-09-14 08:18

Researcher Finds Intel's Previous Management Engine Patches Weren't FoolproofIntel has had a challenging time of late on the vulnerability front. It has issued yet another patch for its Management...

Law firm seeking leak victims to launch £500m suit at British Airways
2018-09-11 15:20

Prosecutors rub their hands with glee British Airways faces a £500m lawsuit over its recent mega-breach that exposed payment card details of 380,000 customers.…

Mobile spyware maker mSpy leaks millions of records – AGAIN
2018-09-06 13:21

The irony: Parents put it on kids' phones to protect them, but this breach exposed sensitive data including Whatsapp and Facebook messages.

For 2nd Time in 3 Years, Mobile Spyware Maker mSpy Leaks Millions of Sensitive Records
2018-09-04 17:22

mSpy, the makers of a software-as-a-service product that claims to help more than a million paying customers spy on the mobile devices of their kids and partners, has leaked millions of sensitive...