September 23, 2022

Morgan Stanley fined millions for selling off devices full of customer PII

Critical data on old disks always seems inaccessible if you really need it. But when you DON''T want it back, guess what happens...

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September 01, 2022

S3 Ep98: The LastPass saga – should we stop using password managers? [Audio + Text]

Latest episode - listen now!

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April 14, 2020

ICANN asks registrars to crack down on scam coronavirus websites

It doesn't have regulatory authority, so it can't do much, but the hundreds of registrars it authorizes can and should.

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March 26, 2020

Adobe issues emergency fix for file-munching bug

Adobe has released another security patch outside of its usual routine, to deal with a bug that allows attackers to delete victims' files.

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March 20, 2020

Exchange rate service’s customer details hacked via AWS

Online exchange rate data provider Open Exchange Rates has exposed an undisclosed amount of user data via an Amazon database.

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March 13, 2020

Confessions app Whisper spills almost a billion records

Researchers say the exposure includes exact locations of users' last posts, nicknames, age, and gender.

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March 09, 2020

It’s not a breach… it’s just that someone else has your data

If you lose someone's data because of a configuration blunder that lets crooks in without any actual hacking... is that a "breach" or not?

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February 27, 2020

Slickwraps data breach earns scorn for all

The breach earned derision from both the hacker and observers after another hacker exploited the company's vulnerable setup.

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February 19, 2020

Private photos leaked by PhotoSquared’s unsecured cloud storage

With no password required and no encryption in place, a burglar or ID thief could have seen your photos, your address and more.

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