Jane Cheung reports: TransUnion has been forced to apologize again after it was discovered that unauthorized people could gain access to mortgage information on its website. Despite the apology, it refused to admit that any data leak had occurred, and said it has suspended the online search function and is improving security measures. Neona Wang,…
Month: January 2019
OXO Discloses MageCart Attack That Targeted Customer Data on Oxo.com
Lawrence Abrams reports: United States based kitchen utensil manufacturer OXO International disclosed a data breach that spans numerous periods over two years. This breach notification states that customer and payment information may have been exposed and further research by BleepingComputer indicates this was most likely a MageCart attack. In a data breach notification filed with…
20 year-old German man, “Orbit,” has reportedly confessed to leaking politicians’ information
Kate Connolly reports: A 20-year-old man has admitted to police he was behind one of the country’s biggest data breaches in which the private details of almost 1,000 public figures were leaked. The man, who lives with his parents in the central German state of Hesse and is still in the education system, told police…
DiscountMugs.com says four months of customer credit cards stolen by hackers
Zack Whittaker reports: DiscountMugs.com, a large online custom mug and apparel store, had a four-month-long data breach just before the busy Christmas holiday season. The company said in a letter to state attorneys general that hackers siphoned off credit card numbers from customers who made orders through its site between August 5 and November 16, 2018…
Canadian senator’s personal data leaked online in apparent Twitter hack
Rachel Gilmore and Mackenzie Gray report: Conservative Senator Linda Frum’s Twitter account was hacked Sunday night, with those responsible sharing personal information including her drivers licence and using racial slurs in their Tweets. “hi linda, can u drive us to the mall please?” read one Tweet. The Tweet then shared an image of both the…
Google Emails Users About Private Data Exposed by Google+ API Bug
Lawrence Abrams reports: Google has started sending out notifications to those who were affected by their Google+ API bug that was disclosed in December 2018. This notification provides details regarding what profile data was exposed and the apps that had access to it. On December 10th, 2018, Google disclosed a Google+ API bug that allowed…