Several days ago, Cybernews claimed “exclusive research” that they headlined by claiming, “One-third of the US population’s background info is now public.” DataBreaches pointed out that their reporting was missing important details. DataBreaches wrote: Unfortunately, they fail to clearly report when they discovered the leak, whether or when they contacted the entity to alert them…
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One-third of the US population’s background info is now public
UPDATE: Please also see this post by the person who found the leak, analyzed it, reported on it first, and managed to get it secured. Paulina Okunytė reports: Cybernews exclusive research has revealed that a massive data leak at MC2 Data, a background check firm, affects a staggering amount of US citizens. MC2 Data and…
BreachForums Users and Staff are Being Doxed to Erode Trust in the Forum. Will It Work?
BreachForums, a popular hacking-related forum that is on both the clear net and dark web, offers posts about how to “dox” individuals using open source intelligence (OSINT). Ironically, perhaps, some former or current BreachForums users are discovering this week that they have been doxed, and their doxes have been or will be released publicly. A…
West Virginia law enforcement sues data broker for publishing personal information online
Suzanne Smalley reports: Whitepages is the latest data broker to be sued for allegedly flouting laws barring the publication of home addresses and other personal information belonging to judges, police officers, prosecutors and others in law enforcement. A retired West Virginia police officer filed a class action lawsuit against the company late last month for publishing his…
Online AI Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Provider Exposed Patient Data
For your “no need to hack when it’s leaking” files: Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password-protected database that contained thousands of records belonging to Confidant Health — an AI-powered platform offering mental health and addiction treatment. The database contained patient PII, psychosocial assessments including details about mental health or substance abuse,…
National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords
Brian Krebs reports: New details are emerging about a breach at National Public Data (NPD), a consumer data broker that recently spilled hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security Numbers, addresses, and phone numbers online. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that another NPD data broker which shares access to the same consumer records inadvertently published the passwords to its…