Kara Swisher reports: Facebook reported on Friday a bug in its system “that may have allowed some of a person’s contact information (email or phone number) to be accessed by people who either had some contact information about that person or some connection to them.” The bug, which was reported via Facebook’s crowdsourced, White Hat security researcher program,…
Category: Breach Incidents
Banana Republic Accidentally Sends Customer a Package Of Confidential Employee Information
Oops. Kim Bhasin reports: Emily Dreyfuss and her fiancé were stunned when they opened their package from Banana Republic. Instead of the tie and pocket square they’d ordered, the parcel was stuffed full of confidential employee documents: Social Security numbers, tax forms, resignation letters, legal notices, doctors’ notes and performance reviews. “Someone literally just put…
Samsung Kazakhstan Social hub domain hacked 62,235 Accounts Leaked
Another electronic giant has become victim to cyber attack and this time its Samsung. Samsung has been breached and hacked by Turkish Ajan Hacker Group who have left the site with a defacement and leak of data to deal with. Turkish Ajan Hacker Group announced the leaked early today from the official twitter account @TurkishAjan > @TurkishAjan…
ADP “software code error” exposes Houston govt. employees’ info online
Cindy George reports: Technical issues encountered by the city of Houston’s payroll contractor could have potentially exposed personal information for nearly 5,000 local government workers, including more than 1,000 in the Houston Police Department. Widespread notice about the compromised data emerged on Wednesday when the Houston Police Officers’ Union posted a notice to members on its…
Morningstar resets clients’ passwords and notifies them of breach involving Morningstar Document Research
A reader sent this in with a note that a bunch of folks in his office received this email this morning: Dear Morningstar client: I am writing to make you aware that some of your personal information, including your name, address, email address, and password, may have been compromised because of an illegal intrusion into…
CITIC Telecom International Hacked, 2,583 Accounts Leaked
This week @TeamBerserk has announced a few leaks of data with one being CITIC Telecom International (https://www.citictel.com). CITIC Telecom International is one of Hong Kong’s major telecommunications providers which has been in service since 1997. Established in 1997 and publicly listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 1883), CITIC Telecom International…