data leak

Linode hackers say they will release stolen customer data

April 16, 2013

Linode, the web hosting provider that (among others) provides a home for Internet security resource sites Insecure.Org, Nmap.Org, SecLists.Org, and SecTools.Org, has announced …

Hacktivists leak info on undercover Montreal police officers

March 20, 2013

The names, phone numbers and job titles of thousands of police officers and other employees of the Montreal police department (Service de police de la Ville de Montreal, or …

Published celeb credit reports came from government-mandated website

March 13, 2013

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and socialite Kris Jenner are four additional victims of …

Zoosk asks users to reset passwords following mass leak

March 12, 2013

Online dating service Zoosk is urging some of its users to change their passwords following the leaking of a list of some 29 million passwords that seemingly contains theirs. …

Hackers steal, leak financial info of U.S. celebrities and politicians

March 12, 2013

Detailed personal and financial information of a number of U.S. celebrities, politicians and a chief of police has been made public by hackers, TMZ reports. The victims of the …

Evernote breached, forces service-wide password reset

March 4, 2013

The popular notetaking and archiving service Evernote has notified its 50+ million users that the service’s internal network has been breached by attackers and that they …

Bank of America says leaked data did not come from their systems

February 28, 2013

Bank of America has confirmed that some of the data included in the massive leak by Anonymous-affiliated group “Par:AnoIA” does belong to them, but that it …

Zendesk hack endangers Tumblr, Twitter and Pinterest users

February 22, 2013

Popular customer service software provider Zendesk has announced that they have been hacked. “We’ve become aware that a hacker accessed our system this week. As …

Anonymous hacks U.S. State Department and investment firm, leaks data

February 19, 2013

Anonymous continues with its Operation Last Resort, and its latest targets were the websites of the U.S. Department of State (state.gov) and of investment firm George K. Baum …

Identity theft protection tips

February 11, 2013

More than 11.6 million adults were victims of identity theft in 2011, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. Child identity theft is also a significant problem, which …

Hacker compromises email accounts of Bush family members

February 8, 2013

A hacker by the online handle “Guccifer” has apparently managed to compromise email accounts belonging to the Bush family and some of their close friends, from …

Sony fined £250,000 for 2011 Playstation Network breach

January 24, 2013

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Sony £250,000 for failing to adequately protect UK gamers’ personal and possibly even financial information …