Lawrence Abrams reports: Google has started sending out notifications to those who were affected by their Google+ API bug that was disclosed in December 2018. This notification provides details regarding what profile data was exposed and the apps that had access to it. On December 10th, 2018, Google disclosed a Google+ API bug that allowed…
Category: Exposure
Mom shocked to find driver’s license on metro Atlanta school website: Turns out, she’s not the only one
Joe Henke and Lauren Padgett report: A former volunteer with DeKalb County Schools was shocked by what she found when she typed her own name into Google recently – an image of her driver’s license posted online. […] Houde volunteered with DeKalb County Public Schools as a room parent when her children attended school in the district….
Singapore Airlines experiences security breach, personal information of more than 280 KrisFlyer members disclosed
Hana Otsuka reports: Due to a software bug experienced by Singapore Airlines, the private information of more than 280 KrisFlyer members were disclosed to other members. Some even had their passport numbers shared to strangers. KrisFlyer member Tricia Leo noticed something was off when she logged into her account on January 5, Saturday. She saw…
Detroit Fire Department personal information compromised after fire at former training school
Jason Colthorp reports: Firefighters are upset over what they claim they found at a place where many of them learned their trade. In this age of identity theft, no one wants to find their own personal information sitting out in the open, but that’s what some of Detroit’s bravest said turned up after a fire at the former…
California Department of Insurance Vulnerability Potentially Exposed Thousands of SSN and Other Personal Information
DataBreaches.net was recently contacted by an Indian cybersecurity firm, Banbreach, about a vulnerability involving the California Department of Insurance site. According to Banbreach, they notified the California Department of Insurance (CDI) that interactive.web.insurance.ca.gov was hosting an oracle reporting server that had generated more than 24,450 reports in the prior 24 hours. Most of the reports…
UK: Hospital apologizes for voicemail privacy breach in Manchester
Amy Walker reports: A hospital has apologised after sensitive voicemail messages left by patients were heard by a man trying to change an appointment over the phone. Brian Newton reported that he heard recordings of people sharing personal information with the Manchester Royal Eye hospital on Tuesday. A spokesperson for Manchester University NHS foundation trust said the issue on…