Uber’s problems just keep multiplying, it seems. Not only did they have a “God View” privacy PR disaster that had a member of Congress inquiring, but then they had a data breach exposing customers’ lost-and-found items. Since then, they have had problems with Canada, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, their drivers’ information was hacked (for which…
Month: April 2015
‘Aaron’s Law’ focuses penalties on malicious hackers
Cory Bennett reports: Aaron’s Law is back in Congress. Named for Aaron Swartz — the programmer and digital activist who took his life while facing data theft charges — the bill would ease punishments stemming from the law under which Swartz was charged, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) is backing…
Ca: Detour Gold Corporation hacked
It looks like Detour Gold Corporation (TSX: DGC) was massively hacked. In a paste by “Angel_of_Truth,” the hackers explain their motivation in both Russian and then English: This attack on a Canadian company is retribution for Canada’s sanctions on Russia, And the ongoing efforts to undermine Russia by the West. Below is some of the data that was…
Anonymous Claims Hack of Israeli Arms Importer, Fab-Defense; Leaks Massive Client Login Data
Waqas reports: Online hacktivist Anonymous has breached into the website of an Israeli arm importer and manufacture Fab-Defense (fab-defense.com) and leaked login credentials plus personal details of its local and international clients/customers, including some government officers. The latest cyber attack was conducted under the banner of OpIsrael. After analyzing we found out that data is legit and…
White House seeks Silicon Valley help on strong yet breakable encryption
Joseph Menn reports: The Obama administration hopes Silicon Valley technologists can think of a system with strong encryption that could be pierced legally by one party without opening the door to others, a White House official said on Tuesday. White House cybersecurity policy coordinator Michael Daniel said at the annual RSA Conference on security that…
No evidence that any data removed from system: Premera
On April 18, DataBreaches.net addressed a question raised by some as to whether the Premera breach had resulted in any tax refund fraud or other types of fraud. At the time of posting, Premera had not responded to the inquiries sent to them. Today, DataBreaches.net received the following answers: 1. Does Premera now have any evidence…