TVNZ reports: Air New Zealand is warning over 100,000 Airpoints members that some of their data may have been breached in a cyber attack. The airline emailed customers today apologising and warning them to be on the lookout for phishing emails. The Privacy Commissioner John Edwards told 1 NEWS he was made aware of the…
Category: Business Sector
Online lender backed by Nas says it was hit by security breach
Kevin Dugan reports: A Silicon Valley tech company backed by rapper Nas was hit by a security breach earlier this year that revealed it had been lax with users’ sensitive personal information, including bank account numbers, The Post has learned. Earnin, which is also backed by tech investor Andreesen Horowitz, discovered in February that a…
“Privacy Train Wreck:” Group dating app 3fun exposed sensitive data on 1.5 million users
Zack Whittaker reports: More than 1.5 million users of a group dating service had their personal data exposed — including their real-time location — because of a vulnerability in the app. The app, 3fun, bills itself as a “private space” where you can meet “local kinky, open-minded people.” But the data wasn’t private at all….
1to1Help.net gets injunction against DataBreaches.net; Seeks criminal charges against blogger
From the you-really-should-have-read-my-About-page dept: In today’s episode of “Shoot the Messenger,” a company in India that apparently didn’t want me reporting on their data leak got a court there to issue an injunction barring me from publishing. They also filed a criminal complaint against me and this blog based on what appears to be a…
SuperINN Plus notifying clients of hack; more than 43,000 consumers impacted
Sark Technologies is proud of its reservation and management system, SuperINN. They describe it as the first web-based property management system designed specifically for the small lodging system. They also advertise that SuperINN easily integrates with third-party sites and safely processes and stores credit cards. On August 2, however, their external counsel notified consumers and…
AT&T Insiders Bribed With Over $1 Million To Unlock 2 Million Phones And Hack Their Employer, DOJ Claims
Thomas Brewster reports: A 34-year-old from Pakistan has been extradited from Hong Kong to the U.S., over allegations he bribed AT&T employees over five years to unlock more than 2 million phones. He was also accused of hacking into AT&T computers. It cost AT&T millions, whilst the insiders were paid more than $1 million in…