privacy

iVideon Russian-based video surveillance solution leaked data, hundreds of thousands of records exposed

Security researchers from Kromtech Security discovered a MongoDB install belonging to the Russian-based video surveillance firm Did iVideon open online. The database included personal information…

6 years ago

Signal disappearing messages can be recovered by the macOS client

The macOS client for the Signal fails to properly delete disappearing messages from the recipient's system, potentially exposing sensitive messages.…

6 years ago

Phishing campaign aimed at Airbnb users leverages GDPR as a bait

Cybercriminals are targeting Airbnb users with phishing emails that urge the compliance with the new privacy regulation General Data Protection…

6 years ago

Twitter urges its 330 million users to change passwords after bug exposed them in plain text

Twitter is urging all of its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a bug exposed them…

6 years ago

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum to leave Facebook amid privacy concerns

Jan Koum, one of the WhatsApp founders, reportedly plans to leave the company in the wake of increasing concerns about…

6 years ago

Ops … Why is Facebook interested in my culinary tastes on Faasos portal?

During checkout from faasos, I observed that there are several requests going to Facebook, which carries your Faasos details without user's…

6 years ago

Hacking the Amazon Alexa virtual assistant to spy on unaware users

Checkmarx experts created a proof-of-concept Amazon Echo Skill for Alexa that instructs the device to eavesdrop on users’ conversations and then…

7 years ago

SAFERVPN CVE-2018-10308 VULNERABILITY, FROM DOS TO DEANONYMIZATION

Researchers Paulos Yibelo explored a vulnerability he found in SaferVPN Chrome Extension. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-10308 should help malicious…

7 years ago

A flaw in LinkedIn feature allowed user data harvesting

The researcher Jack Cable (18) has discovered a vulnerability in LinkedIn, the AutoFill functionality, that allowed user data harvesting. While experts and people…

7 years ago

Private Intelligence agency LocalBlox leaked 48 Million personal data records

The private intelligence agency LocalBlox has left unsecured online an AWS bucket containing 48 million records that were also harvested…

7 years ago

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