Zack Whittaker reports on another exposed database uncovered by Chris Vickery of the MacKeeper Security Research team: An advisor working for financial planning giant Ameriprise has inadvertently exposed hundreds of investment portfolios, worth tens of millions of dollars. The data was found on an internet-connected backup drive at the advisor’s home, which was set to…
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Legion hacker claims mail leak of 74,000 chartered accountants
TNN reports: He is an 18-year-old somewhere in India. Or so, he says. And he is part of Legion, the hacker group that has got India’s attention after several high-profile email and Twitter hacks, and some extensive data dumps. On Wednesday evening, he shared with TOI a list of what he claims are email addresses…
Stolen Yahoo Data Includes Government Employee Information
Jordan Robertson reports yet another worrying aspect to the newly disclosed Yahoo! breach affecting 1 billion users: government employee accounts were involved, and at least one buyer of the database specifically asked about government officials as to whether their data was in the database. Some snippets from his reporting: More than 150,000 U.S. government and military…
Yahoo Discloses 1 Billion User Accounts Were Hacked in 2013
From the not-really-a-surprise dept., Vindu Goel reports: Yahoo, already under a cloud from its summertime disclosure that 500 million user accounts had been hacked in 2014, disclosed Thursday that another attack a year earlier had compromised more than 1 billion Yahoo accounts. The newly disclosed attack involved more sensitive user information, including unencrypted security questions….
$17.5 Million Settlement With Owner Of Ashleymadison.com In Joint Multi-State And FTC Agreement
Settlement Follows Investigation Finding That Adult Dating Website Maintained Lax Security Practices, Misled Consumers About Its Data Security, And Created Fake Female Profiles To Entice Male Users In Addition to Penalties, Settlement Requires The Website To Implement Stronger Data Security Program And Cease Deceptive Practices NEW YORK—Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman joined twelve other states,…
UK: TalkTalk hacker who blackmailed company chief during year-long cyber crime spree faces jail
While a 17 year-old teen got a rehabilitation order and had his phone confiscated for his role in the TalkTalk hack and other cybercrimes, 19 year-old Daniel Kelley is likely facing real jail time for his role in the TalkTalk hack and other crimes. Emily Pennink and Sam Russell recap the blackmail and other crimes Kelley admitted to at hearing,…