Jacob Kastrenakes and Megan Farokhmanesh report: More than 1.6TB worth of videos and images from OnlyFans has been leaked online. The data dump appears to be primarily comprised of women’s accounts, specifically those who use the site to share pornographic images. OnlyFans claims it’s not due to a hack, though. Steve Pym, OnlyFans’ marketing chief, said…
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UPDATE: TQL says data breach was not malware or ransomware attack
Clarissa Hawes reports: Total Quality Logistics (TQL) says it will continue to work with an expert cybersecurity firm to find out how external hackers breached its IT systems and gained access to some carriers’ sensitive business information. Tom Millikin, corporate communications manager of TQL, told FreightWaves the data breach was not a malware or ransomware…
Chinese dissident can sue law firm over hack that exposed information online, judge rules
Debra Cassens Weiss reports: A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled that a Chinese asylum-seeker can sue the Clark Hill law firm over a 2017 hack that allegedly exposed personal data online. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled last week in the case of Guo Wengui, who describes himself in the malpractice suit as…
Transmit Security, Authentication Company Used by Banks, Hacked
Joseph Cox reports: This week a cybersecurity company called Transmit Security, that focuses on providing corporate clients with tools to securely log users into different services, notified customers of a data breach at the firm. The breach impacted over a thousand email addresses, passwords, phone numbers, and other sensitive information, according to a researcher mentioned…
Facial-Recognition Company That Works With Law Enforcement Says Entire Client List Was Stolen
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…
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…