So Glassdoor updated its terms of service, and dutifully notified its users by putting all their email addresses in the TO: field. Yeah, you read that right. And no one apparently noticed before hitting SEND. Leading to a second email later today: Dear Glassdoor User: Earlier today we inadvertently exposed your email address to other…
Category: Business Sector
Teenager who hacked governments worldwide is spared jail
Martin Evans reports: A teenage computer hacker who shutdown government networks across the world and sent bomb threats to US airlines from his bedroom, has walked free from court. The 16-year-old from Plympton in Devon, began hacking the sites of organisations and governments he disagreed with when he was just 14. Using a laptop computer in…
Hacker steals 1.6 million accounts from top mobile game’s forum
Why don’t people patch vBulletin? This may be one of the mysteries of life. Zack Whittaker reports: A hacker has targeted the official forum for popular mobile game “Clash of Kings,” making off with close to 1.6 million accounts. The hack was carried out on July 14 by a hacker, who wants to remain nameless, and…
WeWork battling another data leak
Konrad Putzier reports: A week after WeWork saw internal financial estimates splashed all over the internet, the company is battling another data leak. Thinknum, a web data company, says it analyzed public data in WeWork’s online member network and created a database of all its registered members. It claims WeWork’s membership churn rate has increased dramatically…
Appeals court won’t let journalist convicted in hacking case stay out of jail pending appeal
Josh Gerstein reports: A federal appeals court has denied a last-ditch reprieve for a journalist sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted in a hacking case. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order Thursday denying former Reuters social media editor Matthew Keys’ plea to remain free while he appeals his convictions….
MO: Alleged identity thieves target local car dealership customers
Russell Kinsaul reports: Police say three suspects are indicted for running an in-depth identity theft ring that racked up thousands in fraudulent purchases after stealing customer’s personal information from a local car dealership. […] Jesse Chitwood, 34, Jessica Franklin, 37, and John Townsend, 35, were charged in a federal indictment on multiple counts of identity…