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Hacks, hacks, everywhere, Monday edition

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Dissent

“Rubber” (@smitt3nz on Twitter) has been busy, it seems. Here are just some of the hacks and data dumps posted in that Twitter account over the past few months. 784 users of chickencycles.co.uk had their usernames and passwords hacked and leaked. Some of the passwords were cracked and the cracks provided. 1,710 users of artrookie.co.uk had their usernames, encrypted…

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Fan networks, including MLB, leaked fans’ personal details: researcher

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Dissent

Los Angeles-based Vixlet‘s web site says, “Social networks of tomorrow Today. Bring it On.” So Chris Vickery, the white-hat researcher who uncovered the Systema Software breach, did. And what he found was that fans of Major League Baseball, ATP, and Slipknot had their personal details leaked. “I downloaded over 377,000 user account details, Chris tells DataBreaches.net, including, “names, email addresses,…

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OkHello is NOT OK – they’re leaking user data (UPDATE 2)

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Dissent

OkHello provides a free group video chat service. Its app is available on the App Store and on Google Play. If you’ve ever used it, your details may be in others’ hands right now. According to their Privacy Policy, OkHello collects a lot of personal information about users, including geolocation data and information from Facebook…

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Ashley Madison hack steals man’s job, wife — and mind

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Dissent

In the wake of the Ashley Madison hack, we read a few reports that suggested that the revelations may have contributed to a few suicides. There is still fallout happening from that breach and data dump. Dean Balsamini reports: A prominent New Jersey educator lost his job, his wife, his mind and possibly his freedom —…

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WakeMed exposed patients’ PHI in bankruptcy claims uploaded to PACER: attorney

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Dissent

WRAL in North Carolina reports: A Cary law firm has filed a motion against WakeMed, accusing the hospital of releasing patients’ private information, including Social Security numbers, making them susceptible to identity theft. Cort Walker, a bankruptcy and civil business litigation attorney at Sasser Law Firm, said he noticed a problem while reviewing records WakeMed had…

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OH: Patient records from defunct hospital found in dumpster

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Dissent

Natalie Tendall reports that hundreds of people’s identities and personal medical information was found in a dumpster by someone who contacted the police and news station. The documents contain social security numbers, birth dates and very private health information from hundreds of people in the area……  Hundreds of people’s private, health documents including STD test orders,…

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