Michigan State University database with 400,000 student and staff records breached
Michigan State University has announced on Friday that a university server and a database containing information on some 400,000 faculty, staff and students has been accessed …
Fraudsters accessed Three UK customer database with authorised credentials
Three UK, a telecom and ISP operating in the United Kingdom, has suffered a data breach. According to Three’s status report on the investigation, the attackers were able …
8 million GitHub profiles scraped, data found leaking online
Technology recruitment site GeekedIn has scraped 8 million GitHub profiles and left the information exposed in an unsecured MongoDB database. The backup of the database was …
Firefox Focus: Private iOS browsing made easy
Mozilla has released Firefox Focus, an iOS app that lets you browse the Internet without having to worry who’s tracking your online activity. The app can be used …
While consumers remain complacent, hackers refine their skills
A new Norton Cyber Security Insights Report found that consumers who were victims of cybercrime within the past year often continued their unsafe behavior. For example, while …
Dangerous Android threat points to Italian spyware maker
A piece of Android spyware recently analyzed by researchers with the RedNaga Security team seemed to be yet another Hacking Team spying tool but, according to more recent …
Fake executive social media accounts threaten enterprises
New research has uncovered numerous duplicative Twitter and LinkedIn accounts among Fortune 500 leaders, raising concerns about potential security vulnerabilities. Analysts at …
New users flock to ProtonMail in wake of Trump’s victory
Following Donald Trump’s victory in the latest US presidential election, many people begun to worry about the surveillance capabilities that will now effectively be left …
Compromised: 339 million AdultFriendFinder users
Friend Finder Networks, the company that operates sites like Adultfriendfinder.com (“World’s largest sex & swinger community”), and Cams.com …
Consumer and business perspectives on IoT, augmented reality risks
As every business becomes a digital business, the spread of technology such as augmented reality (AR) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices can add significant business value …
Are you ready for the EU GDPR?
Current application test data management practices are not adequate to meet the compliance requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to CA …
Millions of job seekers’ info exposed via easily accessible database backups
A data leak has exposed sensitive information about millions of job seekers that used global recruitment firm Michael Page. The leak has once again been revealed to the …