Motherboard reports: Due to an apparent mistake, Uber left the personal information of what appears to be hundreds of drivers exposed online, including their Social Security numbers, scans of driver licenses, tax forms, and other data. The data leak seems to be linked to the company’s new “Uber partner” app, designed to provide drivers with…
Category: Exposure
Are Half of the Hacked Patreon Accounts Fake?
Brady Dale reports; t looks like hackers quietly siphoned data from Patreon, the site for financing creative people’s work via the crowd, for a very long time. That said, more than half the user emails found in the hack bear the markings that suggest they were likely fake accounts. Read more on Observer. Note that…
Cryptome grudgingly admits to leak of users’ ancient IP addresses
Richard Chirgwin reports: Venerable leak site Cryptome.org has ‘fessed up to a data leak that saw some users’ IP addresses reach the Internet. After initially dismissing data posted by security researcher Michael Best as a mockup, Cryptome founder John Young conceded that a USB key sent to some of the site’s supporters included site statistics…
UK: Derby City Council publishes information on 700 school posts amid pay review saga
John Dickens reports: Details that could reveal the salaries of hundreds of school staff caught up in a controversial equal pay review have been published online, leading to concerns over a data protection breach. Derby City Council has published information on more than 700 school posts on its website, leading to claims the disclosure makes it possible…
Jihadist leaks addresses of Army Sgt. Dillard Johnson, Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill
Melissa Chan reports: An ISIS fanatic claims to have leaked the home address of one of America’s deadliest soldiers, urging lone-wolf terrorists in the U.S. to take him down. The British jihadi purportedly released the personal details of Army Sgt. 1st Class Dillard Johnson through her Twitter account under the name Umm Hussain Britaniya. It’s…
UK: Council investigating claims of data protection ‘breach’ over ‘eligible’ pupils at UTC
Warrington Guardian reports: Council chiefs are carrying out a thorough investigation into claims the authority has ‘breached’ data protection by releasing the information of potential pupils at University Technical College (UTC) Warrington. It is believed that the review into the matter concerns the council assisting a marketing agency by providing details of ‘eligible’ youngsters. The…