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Spotify resets users’ passwords after a database leak
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December 1, 2020
Spotify resets users’ passwords after a database leak
A third-party 72GB server containing 380M records, including over 300,000 Spotify account passwords was leaked. Via ZDNet The Issue Security…
Data breach database leaks, exposing 13B records
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November 25, 2020
Data breach database leaks, exposing 13B records
Via CPO Magazine A data breach index site went down, leaking its entire library of 23,000+ databases on several public…
Separate Data Breaches Hit Gamers, Veterans
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September 16, 2020
Separate Data Breaches Hit Gamers, Veterans
Via Ars Technica and CNN Separate data breach incidents have leaked the personal details of 46,000 veterans and over 100,000…
Huge data exposure leaks 230M+ TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram profiles
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August 20, 2020
Huge data exposure leaks 230M+ TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram profiles
Via Forbes A security research team, Comparitech, recently discovered an unsecured database that exposed 235M of users profiles and personal…
15B records are found in the dark web
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July 14, 2020
15B records are found in the dark web
Via BleepingComputer A study of the dark web has found over 15B records for sale stemming from over 100K data…
Popular Dating Sites Leak Sensitive Data of 2.5M records
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June 15, 2020
Popular Dating Sites Leak Sensitive Data of 2.5M records
Via Wired Security researchers have found that nine different dating services, including 3Somes, Casualx, Herpes Dating, and others, exposed extremely…
Pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) sites are leaking data
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June 1, 2020
Pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) sites are leaking data
Via NBCNews Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio, and Colorado are among the four states who have experienced security issues on their Pandemic…
One hacking group is responsible for May’s major data breaches
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May 27, 2020
One hacking group is responsible for May’s major data breaches
Via Wired ShinyHunters, a seemingly new hacker group that seems to have suddenly emerged, is responsible for major data breaches…
Android app developers left customer data exposed
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May 15, 2020
Android app developers left customer data exposed
Via Forbes Security researchers found that thousands of app developers left their customers personal data exposed on Firebase, an app…
Major companies are leaking emails to advertisers
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May 4, 2020
Major companies are leaking emails to advertisers
Via the New York Times Companies such as JetBlue, Wish, and most recently, Quibi, were found to be leaking email…