Security News

SMS company exposes millions of text messages, credentials online
2019-12-03 11:55

Researchers at VpnMentor claim that the TrueDialog data leak exposure could have compromised tens of millions of people.

As the online shopping season begins, consumers worry about cybercrime
2019-11-27 05:00

A majority of U.S. consumers plan to do most of their holiday shopping online for the first time ever, yet a survey from F-Secure finds that most internet users remain concerned about their...

OnePlus Suffers New Data Breach Impacting Its Online Store Customers
2019-11-22 22:52

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has suffered a new data breach exposing personal and order information of an undisclosed number of its customers, likely, as a result of a vulnerability in its...

Disney Plus Blames Past Hacks for User Accounts Sold Online
2019-11-20 18:11

Disney said Disney Plus account passwords being sold in underground hacking forums are coming from previous breaches at other companies, predating last week’s launch of its streaming service. read more

Hackers Dump 2.2M Gaming, Cryptocurrency Passwords Online
2019-11-20 14:03

A data breach left personal information--including email and IP addresses and first and last names—exposed in public databases, according to Troy Hunt.

Shopped online at Macy's last month? Might want to toss, or at least check, that card
2019-11-19 19:50

Magecart making like difficult yet again for shopping website US retailer Macy's says that hackers planted a card-stealing malware script on its site and harvested customer details for eight days...

Brexit bad boy Arron Banks' Twitter account hacked: Private messages put online
2019-11-19 19:07

And the fake news merry-go-round is already in full swing Brexit-supporting businessman Arron Banks has had his Twitter account hijacked and his private messages dumped online by person or persons...

Macy’s online store compromised in Magecart-style attack
2019-11-19 10:54

The webshop of noted U.S. department store company Macy’s has been compromised and equipped with an information-stealing JavaScript, which ended up collecting users’ personal and payment card...

Interpol: Strong encryption helps online predators. Build backdoors
2019-11-18 17:30

Multinational cop agency reportedly set to issue statement Multinational police agency Interpol is due to say that tech companies deploying strong encryption helps paedophiles – unless they build...

Most Americans feel powerless to prevent data collection, online tracking
2019-11-18 12:54

Most U.S. adults say that the potential risks they face because of data collection by companies (81%) and the government (66%) outweigh the benefits, but most (>80%) feel that they have little or...