Facebook today revealed yet another security incident admitting that roughly 100 app developers may have improperly accessed its users' data in certain Facebook groups, including their names and profile pictures.In a blog post published Tuesday, Facebook said the app developers that unauthorizedly access this information were primarily social media management and video … [Read more...] about Facebook Reveals New Data Leak Incident Involving Groups’ Members
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Leading Web Domain Name Registrars Disclose Data Breach
Another day, another massive data breach—this time affecting a leading web technology company, as well as both of its subsidiaries, from where millions of customers around the world have purchased domain names for their websites.The world's top domain registrars Web.com, Network Solutions, and Register.com disclosed a security breach that may have resulted in the theft of … [Read more...] about Leading Web Domain Name Registrars Disclose Data Breach
Unsecured Adobe Server Exposes Data for 7.5 Million Creative Cloud Users
The U.S. multinational computer software company Adobe has suffered a serious security breach earlier this month that exposed user records' database belonging to the company's popular Creative Cloud service.With an estimated 15 million subscribers, Adobe Creative Cloud or Adobe CC is a subscription service that gives users access to the company's full suite of popular creative … [Read more...] about Unsecured Adobe Server Exposes Data for 7.5 Million Creative Cloud Users
How to Avoid the Top Three Causes of Data Breaches in 2019
What's the price of unprotected IT infrastructure? Cybercrime Magazine says that global damages will surpass $6 billion as soon as 2021.Here we'll go through some of the most frequent and emerging causes of data breaches in 2019 and see how to address them in a timely manner. Misconfigured Cloud Storage It's hard to find a day without a security incident involving unprotected … [Read more...] about How to Avoid the Top Three Causes of Data Breaches in 2019
Apple Under Fire Over Sending Some Users Browsing Data to China’s Tencent
Do you know Apple is sending iOS web browsing data of some of its users to Chinese Internet company Tencent?I am sure many of you are not aware of this, neither was I, and believe me, none of us could expect this from a tech company that promotes itself as a champion of consumer privacy.Late last week, it was widely revealed that starting from at least iOS 12.2, Apple silently … [Read more...] about Apple Under Fire Over Sending Some Users Browsing Data to China’s Tencent
Exclusive — Hacker Steals Over 218 Million Zynga ‘Words with Friends’ Gamers Data
A Pakistani hacker who previously made headlines earlier this year for selling almost a billion user records stolen from nearly 45 popular online services has now claimed to have hacked the popular mobile social game company Zynga Inc. With a current market capitalization of over $5 billion, Zynga is one of the world's most successful social game developers with a collection of … [Read more...] about Exclusive — Hacker Steals Over 218 Million Zynga ‘Words with Friends’ Gamers Data
DoorDash Breach Exposes 4.9 Million Users’ Personal Data
Do you use DoorDash frequently to order your food online?If yes, you are highly recommended to change your account password right now immediately.DoorDash—the popular on-demand food-delivery service—today confirmed a massive data breach that affects almost 5 million people using its platform, including its customers, delivery workers, and merchants as well.DoorDash is a San … [Read more...] about DoorDash Breach Exposes 4.9 Million Users’ Personal Data
DevSecOps: Blending Critical Operations and Cultures to Increase Data Security
Two major shifts are affecting organizational cybersecurity posture: digital product and service offerings are increasingly powered by mobile, cloud and data analytics; while developers of those products and services are migrating to Development Operations (DevOps) processes for greater agility and scale. Because both of these trends have security implications, CISOs are … [Read more...] about DevSecOps: Blending Critical Operations and Cultures to Increase Data Security
IT Firm Manager Arrested in the Biggest Data Breach Case of Ecuador’s History
Ecuador officials have arrested the general manager of IT consulting firm Novaestrat after the personal details of almost the entire population of the Republic of Ecuador left exposed online in what seems to be the most significant data breach in the country's history.Personal records of more than 20 million adults and children, both dead and alive, were found publicly exposed … [Read more...] about IT Firm Manager Arrested in the Biggest Data Breach Case of Ecuador’s History
New Malware Uses Windows BITS Service to Stealthy Exfiltrate Data
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new computer virus associated with the Stealth Falcon state-sponsored cyber espionage group that abuses a built-in component of the Microsoft Windows operating system to stealthily exfiltrate stolen data to attacker-controlled server.Active since 2012, Stealth Falcon is a sophisticated hacking group known for targeting journalists, … [Read more...] about New Malware Uses Windows BITS Service to Stealthy Exfiltrate Data