On Wednesday, Jukin Media posted a notice on its site requiring users to reset their passwords. They said the reset was due to a “security upgrade.” By now, whenever I see announcements about what seems to be an unplanned or unscheduled reset, I suspect a breach, so I reached out to Jukin Media’s Twitter team…
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Domaining.com reports security incident
Seen on The Domains: Francois posted on the homepage of Domaining.com the following: BREACH SECURITY ALERT Domaining.com has been apparently compromised, login has been closed. We were not storing any CC data but change your password in other services if you were using the same. More info later, sorry. Hopefully Francois will get to the…
KS: Company that dumped private records in public trash is fined
AP reports: A national company will pay nearly $500,000 in fines for improperly disposing of documents that contained personal information of clients, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office said. Attorney General Derek Schmidt sued SearchTec, which has a satellite office in Kansas, in 2017. Read more on Lexington Herald-Leader. From the Kansas Attorney General’s Office: TOPEKA…
‘Black Shadow’ hackers leak data from Israeli LGBT app
Ben Zion Gad reports: The hacker group “Black Shadow” has leaked data from various Israeli companies, such as LGBTQ dating app “Atraf”, Dan bus company and tour booking company Pegasus on Saturday night. Earlier in the day, they leaked data from the Kavim bus app after previous threats. “They did not contact us …So first…
Kr: Facebook recommended to pay 300,000-won compensation per victim over personal data breach
Yonhap News Agency reports: The state watchdog on personal information protection on Friday recommended the operator of Facebook to pay 300,000 won (US$256.70) in compensation to each of 181 users demanding damages for the provision of their personal information to third parties without consent. The recommendation to Meta Platforms, Inc. was made by the Personal…
Private proof-of-vaccine app Portpass continues to expose personal data even after relaunch and updates
Robson Fletcher reports: Personal information belonging to more than 17,000 users of the private proof-of-vaccination app Portpass is still unsecured and visible online — including, in some cases, photos of drivers’ licences and passports — despite assurances from the company that its data-security problems have been fixed. The Calgary-based smartphone app was temporarily taken offline in late September…