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
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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
Flaws in Over Half a Million GPS Trackers Expose Children Location Data
What if the tech intended to ensure that your kids, senior citizens, and pets are safe even when they're out of sight inadvertently expose them to stalkers?An estimated 600,000 GPS tracking devices for sale on Amazon and other large online merchants for $25–$50 have been found vulnerable to a handful of dangerous vulnerabilities that may have exposed user's real-time locations, … [Read more...] about Flaws in Over Half a Million GPS Trackers Expose Children Location Data
CamScanner is a malicious Android app with more than 100 million downloads in Google Play
Kaspersky researchers recently found malware in an app called CamScanner, a phone-based PDF creator that includes OCR (optical character recognition) and has more than 100 million downloads in Google Play. Various resources call the app by slightly different names such as CamScanner — Phone PDF Creator and CamScanner-Scanner to scan PDFs. Official app stores such as Google … [Read more...] about CamScanner is a malicious Android app with more than 100 million downloads in Google Play
WARNING — Malware Found in CamScanner Android App With 100+ Million Users
Beware! Attackers can remotely hijack your Android device and steal data stored on it, if you are using free version of CamScanner, a highly-popular Phone PDF creator app with more than 100 million downloads on Google Play Store.So, to be safe, just uninstall the CamScanner app from your Android device now, as Google has already removed the app from its official Play … [Read more...] about WARNING — Malware Found in CamScanner Android App With 100+ Million Users
Hacker Ordered to Pay Back Nearly £1 Million to Phishing Victims
A prolific hacker who carried out phishing scams against hundreds of companies worldwide has been ordered to pay back more than $1.1 million (over £922,000) worth of cryptocurrencies to his victims.Grant West, a 27-year-old resident of Kent, England, targeted several well-known companies around the world since 2015 to obtain the financial data of tens of thousands of customers … [Read more...] about Hacker Ordered to Pay Back Nearly £1 Million to Phishing Victims
Apple will now pay hackers up to $1 million for reporting vulnerabilities
Apple has just updated the rules of its bug bounty program by announcing a few major changes during a briefing at the annual Black Hat security conference yesterday.One of the most attractive updates is…Apple has enormously increased the maximum reward for its bug bounty program from $200,000 to $1 million—that's by far the biggest bug bounty offered by any major tech company … [Read more...] about Apple will now pay hackers up to $1 million for reporting vulnerabilities
Capital One Data Breach Affects 106 Million Customers; Hacker Arrested
Another week, another massive data breach.Capital One, the fifth-largest U.S. credit-card issuer and banking institution, has recently suffered a data breach exposing the personal information of more than 100 million credit card applicants in the United States and 6 million in Canada.The data breach that occurred on March 22nd and 23rd this year allowed attackers to steal … [Read more...] about Capital One Data Breach Affects 106 Million Customers; Hacker Arrested
Equifax to Pay up to $700 Million in 2017 Data Breach Settlement
Equifax, one of the three largest credit-reporting firms in the United States, has to pay up to $700 million in fines to settle a series of state and federal investigations into the massive 2017 data breach that exposed the personal and financial data of nearly 150 million Americans—that's almost half the country.According to an official announcement by the U.S. Federal Trade … [Read more...] about Equifax to Pay up to $700 Million in 2017 Data Breach Settlement
British Airways Fined £183 Million Under GDPR Over 2018 Data Breach
Britain's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) today hit British Airways with a record fine of £183 million for failing to protect the personal information of around half a million of its customers during last year's security breach.British Airways, who describes itself as "The World's Favorite Airline," disclosed a breach last year that exposed personal details and … [Read more...] about British Airways Fined £183 Million Under GDPR Over 2018 Data Breach