Security News

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...

Leaked NSA Dump Also Contains Tools Agency Used to Track Other Hackers
2018-03-07 09:18

A years ago when the mysterious hacking group 'The Shadow Brokers' dumped a massive trove of sensitive data stolen from the US intelligence agency NSA, everyone started looking for secret hacking...

Apple's iBoot Source Code for iPhone Leaked on Github
2018-02-08 09:03

Apple source code for a core component of iPhone's operating system has purportedly been leaked on GitHub, that could allow hackers and researchers to discover currently unknown zero-day...

Collection of 1.4 Billion Plain-Text Leaked Passwords Found Circulating Online
2017-12-12 09:48

Hackers always first go for the weakest link to quickly gain access to your online accounts. Online users habit of reusing the same password across multiple services gives hackers opportunity to...

Leaked Credentials Service Shuts Down
2017-12-04 22:37

LeakBase, an online service that provided paid access to leaked credentials, was shut down over the weekend. read more