Reuters reports: Jan. 10 – China’s cyber watchdog has scolded Ant Financial, Alibaba’s payment affiliate, for compromising user privacy after many users of its Alipay service were automatically enrolled in its credit scoring system. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement it had summoned Ant Financial representatives to a meeting last Saturday…
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OnePlus Disables Credit Card Processing After Customers Report Fraudulent Activity
Brandon Hill reports: Yesterday, we reported that OnePlus had a potential serious security breach on its hands following reports from dozens of customers that they had experienced fraudulent activity on their credit cards after purchasing phones from the company’s website. Security firm Fidus researched the issue and found that a small vulnerability in OnePlus’ credit…
Security flaw in virtual reality porn app SinVR exposes personal info of 20,000 users
Joe Pinkstone reports: SinVR, a virtual reality porn app with 20,000 members, had a huge security flaw that exposed the personal details of its members to potential hackers. SinVR is a app that allows people to explore different sexual scenarios and interact with various characters in the virtual world. London-based cybersecurity firm Digital Interruption found…
Cybersecurity firm, cybersecure thyself?
Cue Peter, Paul, and Mary singing, “When will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn?” The best place to store your private keys of your production environment is probably NOT a public Amazon AWS S3 bucket. This is a top 500 “Cybersecurity” company btw. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/8Vu7mGpwox —…
FL: Records from defunct finance firm exposed after company closes and leaves them behind
Vic Micolucci reports on yet another case where records with personally identifiable information are left behind – and then disposed of improperly – when a business closes: Hundreds of pages of personal information, including credit card numbers and Social Security numbers, were found in a Jacksonville dumpster behind a business on San Juan Avenue and Blanding…
Medical records of almost 180,000 patients handed to US firms connected to tobacco industry by British health officials, Telegraph probe reveals
Laura Donnelly reports: The medical records of British cancer victims have been handed to a controversial American firm working for one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies, the Daily Telegraph can reveal. The data covering almost 180,000 patients – every case of lung cancer diagnosed in England over a four year period – was given by…