Catalin Cimpanu reports: Three Republican senators have sent a letter to Google today demanding the company hand over an internal memo based on which Google decided to cover up a Google+ data leak instead of going public as most companies do. The existence of this internal memo came to light on Monday in a Wall…
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Alibaba passes blame for Alipay thefts to Apple
Asia Times reports: Chinese tech giant Alibaba warned users on Wednesday that they could be at risk from making cashless transactions or paying bills with its Alipay application on Apple gadgets, stressing that the security loophole was not the fault of its app but of the US firm. An Apple security breach was blamed by…
Garmin-owned navigation unit exposed thousands of boat owners’ data
Zack Whittaker reports: Navionics, an electronic navigational chart maker owned by tech giant Garmin, has secured an exposed database that contained hundreds of thousands of customer records. The MongoDB database wasn’t secured with a password, allowing anyone who knew where to look to access and download the data. The company’s main products give boat, yacht…
Tech worker in Central Pennsylvania accused of stealing customers’ nude photos
Adam Hermann reports: A 23-year-old tech employee from York, Pennsylvania, is accused of stealing nude photos from customers’ cellphones. Cristian Adonis Santiago, 23, allegedly sent the personal photos to his own email account while working on customers’ phones in the store at an authorized retailer for Verizon Wireless, according to York Area Regional Police. Read…
Eventbrite Facing Class Action Lawsuit Following Ticketfly “Cyber Incident”
Brittany Provost reports: Back in May, we reported that the Eventbrite-owned ticketing service Ticketfly fell victim to a massive cyber attack. The attack ultimately affected 27 million users. Today, a woman named Shanice Kloss filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S.-based event management website. Following the sudden attack that exposed millions of customers’ private information, including “names,…
New Magecart hack detected at Shopper Approved
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A new security breach involving the Magecart malware came to light today, this time involving a US web company named Shopper Approved that provides a “review widget” that other companies can embed on their sites and collect opinions and ratings from customers. This incident took place on September 15, according to a report…