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Hacked surveillance startup Verkada leaked live feeds for Tesla, others
Hackers broke into Verkada and exposed over 150,000 live security feeds.
Gab data breach may include 70GB of data on 15,000 users
A self-proclaimed hacktivist who goes by the handle “JaXpArO” reportedly obtained more than 70GB of data on Gab users.
Right-wing site Gab responds to 'alleged' data breach
Gab claims a hacker is trying to smear its business, but also claims there's no evidence of a data breach.
California DMV warns 20 months of records may have been exposed
Other organizations have been affected following a ransomware attack on a contractor.
T-Mobile warns customers of second data breach in less than a year
As if 2020 weren't bad enough, some T-Mobile customers are winding down the year with word of a data breach. According to reports from BleepingComputer and AndroidPolice, T-Mobile has within the past few days begun to notify affected subscribers of "malicious, unauthorized access" to some of their account information. "We also immediately reported this matter to federal law enforcement and are now in the process of notifying impacted customers."
Foreign state hackers reportedly breached the US Treasury (updated)
Hackers backed by a foreign government reportedly breached the US Treasury Department and NTIA, stealing info in the process.
Leak exposes personal data for millions of Brazilian COVID-19 patients
A mistake by a hospital worker exposed personal data for millions of Brazil's COVID-19 patients, including the country's president.
Hotels.com, Expedia provider exposed data for millions of guests
A cloud provider left exposed for millions of guests using major hotel reservation services.
Shopify reports 'rogue' employees stole some customer data
The company’s software enables online shopping for other businesses, and in a blog post it revealed that two employees were caught “in a scheme to obtain customer transactional records of certain merchants.” It’s unclear how much data they actually stole, which the blog post said came from fewer than 200 merchants. The information access included stuff like contact information as well as order details of what was purchased, but for now, the company says it did not include payment information like credit card or account numbers.
Capital One fined $80 million over 2019 data breach
Capital One has been fined $80 million for a 2019 data breach that left 100 million Americans vulnerable.
Have I Been Pwned's code base will be open sourced
It'll help ensure 'a more sustainable future' for the project after a failed acquisition process.
Twitter pins its July 15th breach on a phone spear phishing attack
Twitter has released more details about the July 15th attack, including how attackers gained access and how many accounts they were able to hijack.
Twitter says attackers targeted 130 accounts in Wednesday's breach
Twitter released some more information about the crypto scammer attack that hijacked high-profile accounts on Wednesday. According to the company, attackers may have targeted as many as 130 accounts.
Fraud ring uses stolen data to scam unemployment insurance programs
Fraudsters have been using stolen identity data to milk unemployment insurance systems with poor security.
Hackers sell over 73 million stolen user records on the dark web
A hacking group is selling over 73 million user records on the dark web, including 30 million from the dating site Zoosk.
'Roblox' worker sold user data access to a hacker
A hacker bribed a 'Roblox' worker to get access to sensitive user data, including account logins.
Wyze is working on a fitness tracker that puts Alexa on your wrist
Wyze initially made a name for itself offering home security devices for low prices, but a major data leak at the end of 2019 -- where the sensitive information of 2.4 million customers was exposed -- has put big question marks over its reputation as a security company. Nonetheless, Wyze seems determined to put its past transgressions behind it, and is working on a bunch of new products -- one of the more interesting of which is the Wyze Band with Alexa.
Vinyl cover maker Slickwraps coughs up customer info in a data breach
If you have an account with Slickwraps, you'll want to change your password as soon as possible. The company, one of the more popular manufacturers of vinyl skins for phones, computers, tablets and game consoles, disclosed today that its website was hacked.
MGM data breach exposed personal details of 10.6 million hotel guests
If you've stayed at an MGM Resorts hotel, you may be among victims of the latest massive data breach. The personal details of more than 10.6 million hotel guests were recently posted on a hacking forum, and ZDNet has confirmed the data's authenticity. ZDNet said the data dump contains affected guests' full names, home addresses, phone numbers, emails and dates of birth. Names and information in the breach include tech CEOs, celebrities, government officials and reporters. In a statement, MGM Resorts said it already notified affected customers about the breach last year, and that it commissioned two cybersecurity forensics firms to investigate the incident. While guests who only stayed at the resort more recently may not have had their information included, it's unclear which years were covered.
It doesn’t matter if China hacked Equifax
On Monday the FBI and AG Barr announced "an indictment last week charging four members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) with hacking into the computer systems of the credit reporting agency Equifax and stealing Americans' personal data and Equifax's valuable trade secrets." China's military refutes the charges.