Home/Tag: Privacy
It Took Months for Door Dash to Notice a Data Breach
Vanessa2019-10-23T15:49:23-06:00October 5th, 2019|Tags: Data Breach, Door Dash, Privacy|
"We deeply regret the frustration and inconvenience that this may cause you. Every member of the DoorDash community is important to us, and we want to assure you that we value your security and privacy." DoorDash confirmed in blog post a major [...]
Your 35-Character Password is Weak
Vanessa2019-06-03T14:50:59-06:00June 3rd, 2019|Tags: Java Code, Passwords, Privacy|
According to Frank Gifford this 35-character password, FI7CTQsBDvsMwbQNyY6qxV2FunWIUpXpcZm, is surprisingly weak. Java's util.Random class uses a pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) which creates a deterministic sequence of numbers. When one needs statistically random numbers, such as for Monte Carlo simulations, this is a [...]
Data Breach Reportedly Exposes 80 Million
Vanessa2019-04-29T16:54:22-06:00April 29th, 2019|Tags: Data Breach, Privacy, VPN|
A new reported breach has seemingly exposed the personal information of some 80 million U.S. households—and no one seems to know who's to blame. There's a lot we don't know yet, but there's enough evidence to suggest that the breach is [...]
Telegram Now Lets People Delete Every Message Sent or Received
Vanessa2019-04-23T16:00:13-06:00April 24th, 2019|Tags: Messaging, Privacy, Telegram app|
Telegram just added a feature that makes it easier for users to delete any message they've ever sent — or any message they've ever received. The service announced this weekend that users can now delete messages from both individual conversations [...]
This Spyware Data Leak Is So Bad We Can't Even Tell You About It
Vanessa2019-04-23T16:16:28-06:00March 27th, 2019|Tags: Leak, Privacy, Spyware|
A consumer spyware vendor left a lot of incredibly sensitive and private data, including intimate pictures and private call recordings, for all to see on a server freely accessible over the internet. And it still hasn't taken the data down. [...]
Are the Chinese Government Spying on Tesla and Other EV Drivers?
Vanessa2018-11-29T16:01:00-07:00December 4th, 2018|Tags: China, Privacy, Tesla|
According to a new report from the AP, which reveals that the Chinese government requires all electric vehicle manufacturers in the country–not just Tesla, but BMW, Ford, Volkswagen, GM, a total of 200–to report a shocking amount of data on vehicles [...]
Hackers Can Exploit This Bug to Tamper with Surveillance Camera Footage
Vanessa2018-11-29T16:00:28-07:00December 3rd, 2018|Tags: Hacking, Nuuo, Privacy|
There is a vulnerability in Nuuo surveillance cameras which hackers can use to hijack the devices to tamper with footage and live feeds. The Cybersecurity firm Digital Defense said that its Vulnerability Research Team (VRT) had uncovered a zero-day vulnerability in Nuuo [...]
Urban Massage Exposed a Huge Customer Database
Vanessa2018-11-29T15:59:48-07:00November 30th, 2018|Tags: Hacking, Privacy, Urban Massage|
A popular massage-booking app has exposed 309,000 customer profiles, including comments from their masseurs or masseuses on how creepy their customers are. The app's wide-open, no-password-required database was discovered by researcher Oliver Hough, who tipped off TechCrunch. Hough said in a tweet [...]
Bark, The App That Sees All Your Kids' Sexts, Has Scanned Over 2 Million Phones
Vanessa2018-09-26T14:04:06-06:00September 25th, 2018|Tags: Bark App, Kids, Privacy|
Child monitoring apps are marketed to keep kids safe, but experts say many raise privacy concerns. Bark, a firm that sells parental smartphone-monitoring software, claims to have scanned more than a billion messages from 2 million children since it launched [...]
DNA Testing Service MyHeritage Leaks User Data of 92 Million Customers
Vanessa2018-08-15T20:37:29-06:00June 7th, 2018|Tags: Cloud Security, Hacking, Privacy|
Account data tied to 92 million users of the genealogy and DNA testing service MyHeritage were found on a third-party "private" server in a breach that exposed usernames and passwords of customers. The breach is the largest since last year's Equifax [...]