Neil Dennis reports: QuickBit, a cryptocurrency exchange listed in Sweden, confirmed on Monday reports of a security breach that left many of its customer records exposed. Reporting for Comparitech, tech writer Paul Bischoff claimed that a database containing more than 300,000 customer records was left open so “anyone online could view its contents”. Read more…
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All clear? Server exposure from Illinois vendor with access to driver’s license data raises questions
Tina Sfondeles reports: A computer server of a vendor with city and state contracts to sell Illinois license plate stickers and Chicago vehicle stickers at currency exchanges was exposed to the Internet in May — although city and state officials insist there was no security breach. But that’s not enough for one Cook County watchdog,…
Nando’s is investigating a ‘potential online breach’, but so far has not found any leaks
James de Villiers reports: Nando’s South Africa has denied that it shut down its Firestarters survey platform after a customer raised concerns that his personal contact details were on display for others to see. In a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation posted on Monday evening, Twitter user Jarn Athern (@JonWithTheFace) detailed how he was contacted…
Equifax Reaches $1.4 Billion Data Breach Settlement in Consumer Class Action; Also Agrees to Pay $575 Million as Part of Settlement with FTC, CFPB, and States Related to 2017 Data Breach
R. Robin McDonald reports: Equifax has agreed to pay at least $1.4 billion to settle multidistrict litigation brought on behalf of 147 million consumers, and pay millions more to resolve civil complaints brought by the federal government and multiple state attorneys general over its massive 2017 data breach. Monday’s notice of the proposed settlement, detailed in…
Wizz Air sends out password reset emails to millions of customers following ‘technical irregularity’
Mark Wyciślik-Wilson reports: Hungarian airline Wizz Air has emailed millions of customers informing them that their passwords have been reset. While the company is at pains to stress that it has not been the victim of hacking, nor is any personal information at risk, the email took many customers by surprise and raised concerns about…
Hackers breach FSB contractor, expose Tor deanonymization project and more
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Hackers have breached SyTech, a contractor for FSB, Russia’s national intelligence service, from where they stole information about internal projects the company was working on behalf of the agency — including one for deanonymizing Tor traffic. The breach took place last weekend, on July 13, when a group of hackers going by…