Disney+ user accounts sold on the Dark Web hours after launch
The highly-anticipated Disney+ streaming service already suffered from hacks – just hours after the launch, thousands of user accounts were already on sale on
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InfoTrax hack discovered years later when servers ran out of space
The company got breached more than 20 times in two years: maxed out disk space indicated the hack The Federal Trade Commission released a
Google collaborates with security firms to get rid of bad Android Apps
Google announces teaming up with mobile security companies to form the App Defense Alliance and keep bad apps away from the Play Store Google
Trend Micro employee sold criminals data that fueled targeted scams
1% of Trend Micro's customers received a call from tech support scammers – the personal information was stolen by an insider A new security
Adobe’s Creative Cloud records exposed. 7.5 million users are in danger
Elasticsearch server is under the fire again: database belonging to Adobe Creative Cloud service exposed A poorly protected database of Adobe's Creative Cloud exposes
Web.com and its subsidiaries become victims of a data breach
Three well-known domain providers have experienced a massive data breach including customers' private data Another data breach has yet overflown multiple news channels on
Millions of Fortune 500 companies’ login credentials found on Dark Web
Fortune 500 companies' login data for grabs on the Dark Web: 21 million records, some in plain text Switzerland-based security company ImmuniWeb published a report
Android adware spread via 42 Play Store apps by a Vietnamese student
42 Google Play Store apps involved in the Ashas adware campaign were downloaded for over 8 million times Security experts have discovered 42 Google
TikTok might be a threat to national security, US senators say
US senators urge National Intelligence to investigate TikTok over potential national security threats On Wednesday, United States Senators Charles E. Schumer and Tom Cotton wrote
FTC banned Retina-X Studios-produced stalkerware apps
Retina-X Studios violates the FTC Act and COPPAR by producing stalkerware apps PhoneSheriff, TeenShield, and MobileSpy On October 22, 2019, The US Federal Trade Commission released a
A new STOP decryptor allows most victims to recover files for free
A new set of tools from Emsisoft allows most of STOP ransomware victims to recover their data for free New Zealand-based antivirus maker Emsisoft
Apple accused of sending user browsing data to China’s tech giant Tencent
“Fraudulent Website Warning” function included in Safari reveals user's IP addresses to Chinese company Tencent Recently, reports about Apple transferring user browsing data to China
Europe warns: 5G networks can increase state-backed hacker attacks
European Commission and the European Agency for Cybersecurity reports about potentially increased security risks due to 5G technology According to the European Union report,
Methodist Hospitals data breach may has involved around 70K potential victims
Methodist Hospitals discovered two employee email accounts that have been exposing patient-related data In June 2019, the Methodist Hospitals launched an investigation due to
Tū Ora Compass Health fails to secure sensitive data of million people
Health organization faces a data breach that exposed personal medical information of roughly 1 million people The primary health organization from New Zealand, Tū