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Chegg resets 40 million user passwords after data breach

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: Chegg, a technology giant specializing in textbook rental, has confirmed a data breach affecting some 40 million customers. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said it will reset all user passwords after hackers gained access to the company’s customer database. That database includes users for Chegg’s website…

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Uber settles with all 50 states and the District of Columbia over massive 2016 data breach. The price tag? $148 million.

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Dissent

Uber Technologies Inc. will be paying  a steep fare for its 2016 data breach. Here’s the press release from the NYS Attorney General’s Office about the record penalty it will pay. All states and the District of Columbia are party to the settlement. Settlement with 50 States & DC Also Requires Uber to Adopt Model Data…

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DoorDash customers say their accounts have been hacked

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: Food delivery startup DoorDash has received dozens of complaints from customers who say their accounts have been hacked. Dozens of people have tweeted at @DoorDash with complaints that their accounts had been improperly accessed and had fraudulent food deliveries charged to their account. In many cases, the hackers changed their email addresses…

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Security researcher fined for hacking hotel Wi-Fi and putting passwords on the internet

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: Singapore authorities have fined a Chinese security researcher with SGD$5,000 (USD$3,600) for hacking into a local hotel’s Wi-Fi system without authorization and then publishing a blog post about it, revealing passwords for the hotel’s internal network. The incident took place at the end of August, this year, when Zheng Dutao, 23, of…

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Cyber-attack at fashion website SheIn.com hits 6.4m customers

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Dissent

Jessica Haworth reports: Retail website SheIn.com has notified customers of a serious data breach after malicious hackers stole the details of 6.42 million people. The ‘affordable fashion’ site, which ships worldwide, was made aware of the cyber-attack on August 22, though it is believed to have started in June. During an investigation, the company’s servers…

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Oklahoma man charged, accused of hacking into Guthrie Police Department’s computer system

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Dissent

Patrina Adger reports: A man has been charged and arrested after authorities said he hacked into the Guthrie Police Department’s confidential computer system. On Sept. 7, police obtained a warrant to search 19-year-old Jared Joslin’s home, where officers discovered several police radios and handheld devices that were stolen from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office within…

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