Flaw in Verizon call record requests put millions of Americans at risk

Security researcher Evan Connelly discovered an enormous flaw affecting one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world that could allow any single person to view the recent incoming call log for potentially any Verizon phone number. A vulnerability in Read More …

Security firm Check Point confirms data breach, but says users have nothing to worry about

A hacker is claiming to have stolen a “highly sensitive” dataset from Check Point – but the company is looking to play down any concerns users might have. The cybercriminal, going by the name of CoreInjection, posted about the dataset Read More …

UK: NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack

An NHS software provider has been fined £3m by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over security failings that led to a ransomware attack on the NHS. The Advanced Computer Software Group was fined for a breach that put personal information Read More …

UK MoD probes security breach after documents relating to Catterick Garrison found dumped in street

The Ministry of Defence is investigating after a cache of documents containing sensitive military information was found discarded in the street. The papers, some marked “official – sensitive”, were discovered spilling out of a black bin bag in the Scotswood Read More …

23andMe is looking to sell customers’ genetic data, here’s how to delete it

Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users to request the deletion of their accounts and data from the Read More …

A website mapped Tesla owners and their personal information amid a wave of attacks

Tesla owners confirmed on Wednesday that an online map decorated with an image of a Molotov cocktail includes accurate personal information about them, such as residential addresses, raising fears that activists opposed to billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk could target Read More …

Data breach at stalkerware SpyX affects close to 2 million, including thousands of Apple users

A consumer-grade spyware operation called SpyX was hit by a data breach last year, TechCrunch has learned. The breach reveals that SpyX and two other related mobile apps had records on almost 2 million people at the time of the Read More …

Pennsylvania: Half a million teachers hit in major data breach

Even if you practice perfect cyber hygiene, you can still wake up to find yourself amid a major security crisis resulting from a data breach, and that’s exactly what happened to half a million teachers. As reported by The Record, Read More …