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By Design: How Default Permissions on Microsoft Power Apps Exposed Millions

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Dissent

The UpGuard Team writes: The UpGuard Research team can now disclose multiple data leaks resulting from Microsoft Power Apps portals configured to allow public access – a new vector of data exposure. The types of data varied between portals, including personal information used for COVID-19 contact tracing, COVID-19 vaccination appointments, social security numbers for job applicants, employee…

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Chico State Students React to COVID-10 Vaccination Data Breach

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Dissent

Carmela Karcher reports: A data breach at Chico State University exposed the personal information of students who requested COVID-19 vaccination religious exemptions. According to the Associated Press, the information was posted on an anonymous internet message board and leaked records for about 130 students. Read more on CBS12. It’s not clear how this data got…

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A bug in a medical startup’s website put thousands of COVID-19 test results at risk

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: A California-based medical startup that provides COVID-19 testing across Los Angeles has pulled down a website it used to allow customers to access their test results after a customer found a vulnerability that allowed access to other people’s personal information. Total Testing Solutions has 10 COVID-19 testing sites across Los Angeles, and processes…

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Secret terrorist watchlist with 2 million records exposed online

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Dissent

Ax Sharma reports: A secret terrorist watchlist with 1.9 million records, including classified “no-fly” records was exposed on the internet. The list was left accessible on an Elasticsearch cluster that had no password on it. Read more on BleepingComputer. The government wouldn’t respond to inquiries by BleepingComputer as to whether this was the government’s Terrorist Screening Center list, and whether…

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JP Morgan Chase Bank Admitted Leaking Sensitive Data of its Customers

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Dissent

Ax Sharma reports: Chase Bank has admitted to the presence of a technical bug on its online banking website and app that allowed accidental leakage of customer banking information to other customers. […] The issue is believed to have lasted between May 24th and July 14th this year, and impacted both online banking and Chase Mobile app customers who…

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Current and former North Carolina state employees notified of unintended exposure of file on intranet

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Dissent

From the no-need-to-hack-when-it’s-leaking dept., state edition, the North Carolina Department of Information Technology and Office of State Human Resources are notifying  84,860 current or former state agency employees that a file with their name and SSN was uploaded by mistake to a state intranet site accessed by more than 65,000 authenticated users: We are writing…

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