LexisNexis hacked, 2 GB of structured data allegedly exposed

The hacker group FulcrumSec is taking responsibility for a data breach of information from LexisNexis. The group claims to have hacked into the LexisNexis servers on Feb. 24. It posted about the hack and alleged it got access to over Read More …

Samsung TVs stop spying on viewers in Texas, here’s how to disable ACR anywhere

Samsung has settled a lawsuit with the Texas Attorney General over how its smart TVs collect and monetize viewing data using Automated Content Recognition (ACR). As part of the settlement, Samsung agreed to stop collecting ACR data from Texans without Read More …

15 million French citizens affected by massive data breach following cyberattack on medical software

A massive data breach concerning the data of 15 million people in France has been revealed after a cyberattack targeted 1,500 doctors using medical software. The administrative data of around 15 million French citizens, along with notes written by their Read More …

New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises

It’s hard to overstate the role that Wi-Fi plays in virtually every facet of life. The organization that shepherds the wireless protocol says that more than 48 billion Wi-Fi-enabled devices have shipped since it debuted in the late 1990s. New Read More …

Conduent data breach gets bigger, more than 25 million people across the US are now affected

A ransomware attack that caused a massive data breach for one of the largest government contractors in the U.S. keeps expanding. In early February, it was reported that 10 million people were impacted by the Conduent breach a year after Read More …

Predator spyware allows full sensor surveillance on iPhones

Apple may have introduced colored status bar indicators in iOS 14 to alert users when the camera or microphone is active, but experts have warned this does not stop all malware. Spyware developed by Intellexa and Cytrox, dubbed Predator, can Read More …

Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed

Researchers investigating Discord’s age-verification checks say they discovered an exposed frontend belonging to Persona, the identity-verification vendor used by Discord. It revealed a far more expansive surveillance and financial intelligence stack than a simple “teen safety” tool. A short while Read More …

ShinyHunters demands $1.5M not to leak Vegas casino and resort chain data

Las Vegas hotel and casino giant Wynn Resorts appears to be the latest victim of data-grabbing and extortion gang ShinyHunters. On Friday, the cybercrime crew listed the hospitality company on its blog, claiming to have stolen more than 800,000 records Read More …

Data breach at fintech giant Figure affects close to a million customers

The data breach that hit blockchain-based lending giant Figure affected nearly a million customers, according to a security researcher. Last week, Figure confirmed a data breach allowed hackers to steal “a limited number of files” from its systems. The company Read More …

Data leak at Abu Dhabi finance summit exposes global figures

Former British prime minister David Cameron and hedge fund billionaire Alan Howard were among the hundreds whose passports and other identification papers were leaked online after they attended an Abu Dhabi conference, the Financial Times reported on Feb 17. The Read More …