Facebook data leak – 533M Facebook users’ personal data leaked online
A leaker says they are offering information on more than 500 million Facebook users – including phone numbers and other data – virtually for free. The database has been...
533M Facebook users’ data leaked for free
A leaker says they are offering information on more than 500 million Facebook users – including phone numbers and other data – virtually for free. The database has been...
IATA says travel pass app to launch on Apple mid-April
Global airline industry body IATA said on Wednesday a digital travel pass for COVID-19 test results and vaccine certificates would be launched on the Apple platform in mid-April.The digital...
New York charity leaves sensitive patients’ data unsecured
We recently discovered an unsecured database that appears to belong to one of the largest charities in New York. The unsecured database contained more than 2,000 CSV and TXT...
PHP backdoor attempt shows need for better code authenticity verification
Unknown attackers managed to break into the central code repository of the PHP project and add malicious code with the intention to insert a backdoor into the runtime that...
China found using surveillance firms to help write ethnic-tracking specs
China enlisted surveillance firms to help draw up standards for mass facial recognition systems, researchers said on Tuesday, warning that an unusually heavy emphasis on tracking characteristics such as...
Facebook, Google plan new undersea cables to connect Southeast Asia and America
Facebook said on Monday it planned two new undersea cables to connect Singapore, Indonesia, and North America in a project with Google and regional telecommunication companies to boost internet...
SolarWinds hack obtained emails of top U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials
Hackers suspected of working for Russia got access to an email account belonging to the former head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which is responsible for cybersecurity,...
Why cybercriminals target charities
It’s not just businesses being targeted by cybercriminals.Cybercriminals have long shown their willingness to target anyone they think they can make money from. Whether young or old, rich or...
New wave of ‘hacktivism’ adds twist to cybersecurity woes
At a time when U.S. agencies and thousands of companies are fighting off major hacking campaigns originating in Russia and China, a different kind of cyber threat is re-emerging:...
