VPNMentor reports that Tech Data Corporation sprung a major leak…. The research team at vpnMentor discovered a major data leak at the Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD), a Fortune 500 company providing tech products, services, and solutions globally. vpnMentor’s researchers, led by security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, identified the consequential data breach that exposes…
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Sock company Bombas fined by NYS for delayed notification of data breach
There’s a follow-up to the Bombas breach that was previously reported on this site. Laura Italiano reports: Sock-maker Bombas has settled the most uncomfortable data-breach probe in the history of feet. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced that Bombas LLC — whose ads call their products “the most comfortable socks in the…
Cathay Data Breach Incident – Personal Data Security & Retention Principles Contravened – Lax Data Governance
The following is the media statement from the Privacy Commissioner’s Office following the conclusion of their investigation into the 2018 Cathay Pacific Airways breach. You can download their investigative report from their site here (pdf). The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (Privacy Commissioner) Mr Stephen Kai-yi WONG today published an investigation report on…
23 million XRP stolen from users on GateHub due to ‘potential security breach’
Akash Grimath reports: Thomas Silkjær, the creative director at 2K/DENMARK, outlined a “potential security breach” at GateHub might have caused users to lose approximately 23 million XRP. GateHub is a wallet and gateway for to safely store/transact XRP. In a Medium article, Silkjær wrote that the breach was noticed on June 1 in a transaction of…
Jewish dating app JCrush exposed user data and private messages
Zack Whittaker reports: A security lapse at JCrush, a dating app designed for the Jewish community, left a database open without a password, exposing sensitive user records and private messages to anyone who knew where to look. The site’s backend database had around 200,000 user records, according to security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar,…
Ca: Weight Loss Grants posts customer health information without consent
Sean O’Shea reports: A company that promised to pay customers for losing weight has posted personal information about clients, including their names, weights, weight loss goals and even facial photographs on its website. Weight Loss Grants revealed the personal information without clients’ consent after news reports described how the organization failed to make payments to…