Angelica Mari reports: An unprotected server belonging to a Brazilian financial services provider has exposed a massive batch of data from customers of various local banks, security experts have found. The vulnerability has been detected by security researchers Data Group and the total file size of sensitive personal information available in the public domain is…
Category: Exposure
Formget security lapse exposed thousands of sensitive user-uploaded documents
Zack Whittaker reports: If you’ve used Formget in the past few years, there’s a good chance we know about it. Formget bills itself as an online form maker and email marketing company based in Bhopal, India. The company allows its 43,000 customers to create online forms so others can submit their resumes or apply for…
YouHodler Misconfiguration Exposed Details on 86 Million Crypto Loan Records
Benjamin Vitáris reports: Security researchers have discovered a data breach that exposed 86 million records of the crypto loan platform YouHodler. According to vpnMentor’s security experts, the breach has exposed a massive amount of sensitive data. The leaked data included personal information ranging from full names to phone numbers and email addresses, and financial information…
AU: ‘Serious breach’: Real identities of Gobbo handlers sent to lawyers of underworld clients
Some breaches can put lives at risk. Chris Vedelago, Tammy Mills and Cameron Houston report: The real identities of Nicola Gobbo’s handlers have been accidentally sent to the lawyers of her former underworld clients by the royal commission that is investigating her role as a police informer. Protecting the names of the covert operatives from…
Health IT companies impacted by browser extension data leak: report
Heather Landi reports: Browser extensions, also known as add-ons or plug-ins, are commonly used by desktop Web surfers to do things ranging from blocking ads to remembering passwords to checking grammar. According to an independent security researcher, some extensions have been leaking and exposing browsing activity data, including patient names and health information from healthcare…
QuickBit Confirms Details of More Than 300,000 Customers Were Exposed
Neil Dennis reports: QuickBit, a cryptocurrency exchange listed in Sweden, confirmed on Monday reports of a security breach that left many of its customer records exposed. Reporting for Comparitech, tech writer Paul Bischoff claimed that a database containing more than 300,000 customer records was left open so “anyone online could view its contents”. Read more…