Hackers have compromised data from the accounts of 100 million users of question and answer site Quora.com.
Tag Archives: Data loss
Kubernetes cloud computing bug could rain data for attackers
Kubernetes, a tool that powers much modern native cloud infrastructure, just got its first big security bug – and it’s a mammoth one.
Huge Marriott breach puts 500 million victims at risk
The Marriott hotel empire’s Starwood guest reservation database has been subject to unauthorised access since 2014.
57m Americans’ details leaked online by another misconfigured server
Misconfigured Elasticsearch servers spilled personal details on 57 million Americans, said reports this week.
Hacker says USPS ignored serious security flaw for over a year
A security researcher claims the US Postal Service ignored a security flaw affecting 60 million users, until it was contacted by a journalist.
Dark Web hosting provider hacked, 6,500 sites erased
The database of the popular Daniel’s Hosting was wiped out and all accounts deleted, taking down 30% of all hidden services.
Instagram accidentally reveals plaintext passwords in URLs
It’s yet another security stumble following the massive Facebook hack in September, and it likely points to shoddy encryption practices.
Has that website been pwned? Firefox Monitor will tell you
Firefox Monitor, a breach notification website launched by Mozilla in September, can now deliver alerts from inside the Firefox browser.
Did a copy-paste error reveal the US’s secret case against Assange?
A court filing in an unrelated case mentioned the need to seal documents to keep secret the fact that “Assange” has been charged.
FIFA, hacked again, is leaking like a sieve
Football shockers started to flow on Friday, after journalists analyzed more than 70m exfiltrated documents, totaling 3.4 terabytes of data.