Do you have an account on LiveJournal? If so, you may have heard the persistent rumors that have been circulating since 2014 that the company was breached and some 33 million user records were stolen. To this day, LiveJournal denies that they were breached. Unfortunately, this month (May 2020), a database containing 33,717,787 records, … [Read more...] about Old LiveJournal Database Breach Is Now Being Leaked Online
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Financial Institution Worker Put User Information At Risk
Noam Rotem, a researcher for vpnMentor, recently made a startling discovery. A database connected to a now-defunct app called MCA Wizard was found unsecured on the web. It contained a staggering 425 GB of sensitive corporate financial data. The app, developed via a partnership between Argus Capital Funding and Advantage Capital Funding, is no … [Read more...] about Financial Institution Worker Put User Information At Risk
Unsecured Database May Have Exposed Some Big Companies
An UpGuard research team recently discovered several unsecured Amazon S3 buckets belonging to the Israeli IT Services firm Attunity. The company left the buckets unsecured, exposing more than a terabyte of sensitive information belonging to a number of prominent companies, including Ford, TD Bank, and Netflix. To provide a sense of scale, … [Read more...] about Unsecured Database May Have Exposed Some Big Companies
SmartHome Device Vendor Data Leak Includes User Information
Orvibo is a Chinese manufacturer of smart home solutions. These are devices that allow owners to manage connected smart appliances in their home, remotely control lighting, security, HVAC, and home entertainment devices, as well as monitor energy usage. Data from those operations are hosted on the company's Smart Home cloud platform. Orvibo … [Read more...] about SmartHome Device Vendor Data Leak Includes User Information
Google Giving More Flexibility To Private Data Removal
Tech giant Google recently unveiled the next step in its plan to put more power in the hands of users when it comes to their own data. The most recent change involves the introduction of a new auto-delete feature tied to your Google account. It will allow you to set your Location History, Web data and App Activity data to auto-delete after … [Read more...] about Google Giving More Flexibility To Private Data Removal
