An Anonymous hacktivist has tipped us of to a leak of data from the main server for the sites of Intercessors for America. Intercessors for America runs ifapray.org and getamericapraying.com and is associated with god which with what we have seen in the past never plays out well when it comes to the anonymous hacktivist. Intercessors for America (IFA)…
Tinder’s privacy breach lasted much longer than the company claimed
Zachary Seward reports: Mobile dating app Tinder appears to have exposed the physical location of its users for much longer than a “few hours,” as the company’s chief executive claimed. New evidence suggests the privacy breach dated back at least two weeks. Quartz reported yesterday that the data files sent from Tinder’s servers to its apps had been…
KPMG found leaking data, as it criticises every single company in the FTSE 350 for doing the same
And irony meters everywhere explode. Graham Cluley explains.
Citi Bike: Customer Credit Cards Exposed
The Wall Street Journal reports: A Citi Bike software glitch accidentally exposed sensitive personal and financial information—including credit card numbers—of more than 1,000 of its account holders, the bike sharing program’s operators wrote in a letter last week to the affected customers. The data breach occurred on April 15, according to a letter sent to…
Viber Media hacked by Syrian Electronic Army? It appears so… (UPDATE: Viber claims no hack)
It appears that Viber Media has been hacked by the SEA. The defacement on the site’s support page reads: Dear All Viber Users, The Israeli-based “Viber” is spying and tracking you We weren’t able to hack all Viber systems, but most of it is designed for spying and tracking A screenshot, displayed on the support…
UK: 400,000 personal files stolen in court closure
John Hyde reports: Computer equipment storing more than 400,000 confidential court files was stolen from a court – and the theft only discovered months later when it appeared for sale on eBay, the Gazette can exclusively reveal. The network server, which contained personal details of victims and witnesses, was apparently stolen by a subcontractor in…