Betsy Swan reports: A facial-recognition company that contracts with powerful law-enforcement agencies just reported that an intruder stole its entire client list, according to a notification the company sent to its customers. In the notification, which The Daily Beast reviewed, the startup Clearview AI disclosed to its customers that an intruder “gained unauthorized access” to its list…
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UK: Samsung’s website error exposes UK customer data
Sabina Weston reports: Samsung’s UK website has suffered a data breach resulting in the leak of private information of around 150 customers, the company has confirmed. Samsung said that the error exposed names, telephone numbers, postal and email addresses and previous orders, according to a statement seen by Reuters. Samsung emphasised that credit card information was not exposed. Read more on IT…
PayPal Users Hit With Fraudulent ‘Target’ Charges via Google Pay
Lawrence Abrams reports: Hackers are using an unknown method to make fraudulent charges on PayPal accounts linked via GooglePay. These transactions are being charged through Target stores or Starbucks in the United States even though the account holders are in Germany. Starting on February 22nd, numerous people in Germany began reporting [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] that their PayPal…
Transavia data breach could affect 80,000 passengers
NL Times reports: The data of 80 thousand Transavia passengers leaked out after an e-mail inbox containing the data was breached, the Dutch low-cost flyer said on Monday. The data that was released includes passengers’ full names, date of birth, flight information, booking number, luggage purchase, and additionally requested services like wheelchair assistance. Read more…
Rallyhood exposed a decade of users’ private data
Zack Whittaker reports on a 4.1 terabyte leak found by a researcher using the handle “Timeless:” Rallyhood boasts users from Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, and Komen, Habitat for Humanities, and YMCA factions. The company also hosts thousands of smaller groups, like local bands, sports teams, art clubs, and organizing committees. Many flocked to…
Safaricom Hits Back Accusing Petitioner Of Stealing Customer Data In The Ksh115 Trillion Lawsuit
Alvin Wanjala reports: Last year July Safaricom was sued in a class-action suit [by] Benedict Kabugi Ngungu, for mishandling customer data. According to the case file, the telco was taken to court for allegedly exposing sports betting history and biodata of 11.5million subscribers. At the time, the petitioner said that one of the company’s subscriber…