Catalin Cimpanu reports on a vulnerability first reported by Project Insecurity researchers: All major Canadian internet service providers (ISPs) have patched a vulnerability this week in their telecommunications relay services (TRSs). TRS systems, or IP-relays, are telco-provided services that allow people with disabilities —such as deafness or speech disorders— to place calls to standard telephone…
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Animoto hack exposes personal information, geolocation data
Zack Whittaker reports: Animoto, a cloud-based video maker service for social media sites, has revealed a data breach. The breach occurred on July 10 but was confirmed by the company in early August, and later reported to the California attorney general. Names, dates of birth and user email addresses were accessed by hackers, but the…
Twitch Glitch Exposed Some Users’ Private Messages
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Twitch is warning users of a bug in one of its recently retired features that may have exposed some of their messages to other users. “On May 5, 2018, Twitch removed a legacy feature called Messages and provided users the ability to download an archive of past messages,” the game streaming company…
Melbourne teen hacked into Apple’s secure computer network, court told
Erin Pearson reports: A Melbourne private schoolboy who repeatedly broke into Apple’s secure computer systems is facing criminal charges after the technology giant called in the FBI. The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, broke into Apple’s mainframe from his suburban home on multiple occasions over a year because he was such a…
Toronto man sues Facebook $500,000 for ‘anxiety’ related to Cambridge Analytica breach
Meagan Simpson reports that a Toronto man is suing Facebook Inc., Facebook Canada, and Cambridge Analytica. The basis for his suit is that he has experienced hundreds of unwarranted calls and emails since the breach, he claims, and those calls and emails are due to the breach of his information. The whole experience, he alleges,…
50,553,664 GOMO app users’ information exposed – researcher (UPDATED)
By Lee Johnstone and Dissent Doe Sungy Mobile Limited (“GOMO”) claims to be the world’s leading mobile application developer and mobile advertising platform, with more than 2 billion downloads. Their GO Series apps include GOMO Reading, GO Launcher, GO SMS, GO Keyboard Pro, Z Camera, S Photo Editor, GO Music, GO Speed, Brightest Flashlight, and Z…