Dennis Green and Mary Hanbury report: At least 15 separate security breaches occurred at retailers from January 2017 until now. Many of them were caused by flaws in payment systems, either online or in stores. Data breaches are on the rise for both retailers and other businesses. A recent report published by cybersecurity firm Shape…
Category: Business Sector
Website Found Selling Data of 250,000 MBBS Applicants For Rs. 1 Lakh
Tushar Mehta reports: A new case of breach of data privacy in India has surfaced in which the data of the applicants of a medical entrance exam is being sold blatantly online. Business Standard reports that a website (Nari Technologies) which offers career counseling has hoarded data of more than 250,000 appearing in National Eligibility…
Short Circuit: How a Robotics Vendor Exposed Confidential Data for Major Manufacturing Companies
The UpGuard Cyber Risk team can now disclose that sensitive documents for over a hundred manufacturing companies were exposed on a publicly accessible server belonging to Level One Robotics, “an engineering service provider specialized in automation process and assembly for OEMs [original equipment manufacturers], Tier 1 automotive suppliers as well as our end users.” Among…
Huawei security concerns
Angus Grigg reports: Chinese phone company Huawei has been linked to a major data breach in Africa casting doubt on the company’s claim there is no evidence to back up national security concerns which could see it banned from the rollout of 5G networks in Australia. The revelations centre on an investigation by French newspaper…
Robocall Firm Exposes Hundreds of Thousands of US Voters’ Records
Catalin Cimpanu reports: RoboCent, a Virginia Beach-based political robocall firm, has exposed the personal details of hundreds of thousands of US voters, according to the findings of a security researcher who stumbled upon the company’s database online. The researcher, Bob Diachenko of Kromtech Security, says he discovered the data using a recently launched online service…
Telefonica breach exposes personal data of ‘millions’ of customers
Carly Page reports: Spanish operator Telefonica has suffered a security breach that exposed the personal data of millions of customers. The breach allowed anyone to access the billing data of other customers, according to a report at El Espanol, which noted that the incident is similar to a serious failure that hit Spain’s system in July…