O’Ryan Johnson reports: Multiple ConnectWise partners have had their customers hit with ransomware through a software flaw that the company revealed last week with one having several end users compromised, according to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity. Tampa, Fla.-based ConnectWise confirmed that the vulnerability in ConnectWise Automate – which the company announced…
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PH: Digital rights advocates warn of FaceApp’s security breach amid terror bill
Reinette Tarinay reports: Amid the looming passage of the anti-terror bill, digital rights advocates warned netizens against using FaceApp. In a statement, Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU) said that FaceApp comes with ‘several risks and dangers’ especially since its popularity surged after Facebook’s alarming issue of duplicate accounts as well as the government’s awful try on…
Woman who deliberately deleted firm’s Dropbox is sentenced
Graham Cluley writes: 58-year-old Danielle Bulley may not look like your typical cybercriminal, but the act of revenge she committed against a company had just as much impact as a conventional hacker breaking into a business’s servers and causing havoc. As North Yorkshire police report, Bulley has been successfully prosecuted under the UK’s Computer Misuse Act…
San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System Faces Lawsuit After Data Breach
Rebecca Picciotto reports: Since June 5, The San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) has been confronted with a class-action lawsuit claiming negligence due to a data hack from February. Righetti Glugoski, a law firm located in San Francisco, is representing the plaintiffs. The case was brought to the firm by San Francisco resident Richard Goss….
Just Eat customers’ details dumped in Cleveleys alley as data watchdog warns of GDPR breach
Rebecca Beardmore reports: Dozens of takeaway receipts showing customers’ personal addresses were dumped in a Cleveleys alleyway, sparking an investigation. The Just Eat tickets, which showed full names and addresses, were fly-tipped in the Beach Road alley. It sparked concern from local councillors and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which said it was a breach…
Oracle’s BlueKai tracks you across the web. That data spilled online
Zack Whittaker reports on a leak by Oracle’s BlueKai that exposed tons of consumer data. Oracle’s not saying what companies are to blame for the leak, but the leak was described as involving “billions of records.” TechCrunch reviewed the data and found names, home addresses, email addresses and other identifiable data in the database. The…