Security News

Geneology Service MyHeritage Leaked 92 Million Credentials
2018-06-06 13:17

Company Says No Indications Data Family Trees, DNA Results AffectedThe geneology service MyHeritage says a security researcher found 92 million email addresses and hashed passwords for its users...

Ticketfly got hacked, user data was leaked
2018-06-01 20:41

Ticketfly, a ticket distribution service owned by event management and ticketing pioneer Eventbrite, appears to have been hacked. The service’s site is showing a simple message saying that...

Comcast Patches Router Bug That Leaked Some Wi-Fi Passwords
2018-05-22 16:09

A bug in Comcast’s activation website for its Xfinity routers leaked sensitive customer data.

Greenwich uni fined £120k: Hole in computing school site leaked 20k people's data
2018-05-21 12:36

Insecure 12-year old microsite handed attackers key The Information Commissioner has slapped a £120,000 fine on the University of Greenwich in the UK after a security cockup by its computing and...

Real-time cellphone location data leaked for all major US carriers
2018-05-21 11:43

From the carriers to LocationSmart to 3Cinteractive to Securus: there appears to be a chain pockmarked with lack of authentication and data lost to hackers.

Tracking Firm LocationSmart Leaked Location Data for Customers of All Major U.S. Mobile Carriers in Real Time Via Its Web Site
2018-05-17 18:29

LocationSmart, a U.S. based company that acts as an aggregator of real-time data about the precise location of mobile phone devices, has been leaking this information to anyone via a buggy...

Police phone tracking firm hacked, passwords leaked thanks to weak hashing
2018-05-17 14:52

Securus, which tracks phones for police, was using the MD5 algorithm to hash stored passwords.

PoS Malware ‘TreasureHunter’ Source Code Leaked
2018-05-10 20:04

The leak of point-of-sale malware source code is a double-edge sword to researchers who view it as boon to research, but a headache when it comes to inspiring future variants and attacks.

TreasureHunter PoS Malware Source Code Leaked Online
2018-05-10 15:25

New variants of the TreasureHunter point-of-sale (PoS) malware are expected to emerge after its source code was leaked online in March, Flashpoint warns. read more

Transcription Service Leaked Medical Records
2018-04-23 21:18

MEDantex, a Kansas-based company that provides medical transcription services for hospitals, clinics and private physicians, took down its customer Web portal last week after being notified by...