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fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoA fintech app asked users for their passports - then left 360,000 files unprotected for five years - Silicon Canals
A money transfer app exposed over 360,000 sensitive files on a public server for nearly five years, including unencrypted personal documents.
Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
2 days agoExclusive: Money transfer app Duc exposed thousands of driver's licenses and passports to the open web
A publicly accessible Amazon storage server exposed personal data of hundreds of thousands, including driver's licenses and passports, without encryption.
fromComputerworld
1 day agoA core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack
Rhyne's attack involved unauthorized remote desktop sessions, deletion of network administrator accounts, and changing of passwords, showcasing significant security vulnerabilities.
Information security
fromTheregister
1 day agoNHS staff resist using Palantir software
One official reportedly described Palantir as 'ethically bankrupt' in justifying his refusal to use the software, and noted that he knows of coworkers who deliberately slow their work pace when forced to use the system.
EU data protection
fromnews.bitcoin.com
13 hours agoThe Retroactive Decryption Trap: Why Post-Quantum Upgrades Can't Save Your Past Privacy
Guy Zyskind emphasized that the whitepaper reframes the conversation around quantum threats, stating that the traditional 10-year migration window now seems dangerously optimistic given Google's findings.
Information security
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fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoA money-transfer app stored customer passports on an unencrypted, publicly accessible server for nearly five years - Silicon Canals
Fintech companies face regulatory pressure to collect identity documents but lack enforceable obligations to protect them, leading to data breaches.
US Elections
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks agoTrump's Phone Number Is Being Widely Sold On 'Black Market'
President Trump's private phone number is widely circulated among journalists, CEOs, and crypto investors, creating a black market for access with suspected horse-trading and sales attempts among influence brokers.
fromWIRED
1 day agoCBP Facility Codes Sure Seem to Have Leaked Via Online Flashcards
The public Quizlet set contained information about alleged codes for specific facility entrances. 'Checkpoint doors code?' asked one card, with a specific four-digit combination listed in response.
Privacy professionals
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoHate To Say I Told You So Again: Your Chats Ain't Private - Above the Law
Communications with GenAI platforms lack attorney-client privilege protection because they occur between a client and a machine, not a lawyer, and are not confidential under platform terms of service.
fromEmptywheel
2 months agoNSA Probably Doesn't Have ALL of Hillary's Emails ... But Maybe Someone Should
I'm among those who believes Hillary Clinton's use of a privately run email server is an abuse of power. Doing so appears to have skirted laws ensuring good governance and it may well have exposed her communications to adversaries (including some who would have reason to use the contents of her email to help Republicans win the White House), even if her email would have been just as targeted at State, per reports about persistent hacking of it.
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks agoHacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says | TechCrunch
An unidentified foreign hacker broke into the FBI's field office in New York in 2023 and compromised files related to the bureau's investigation into the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to Reuters. The hack took advantage of a server at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab in the FBI's New York Field Office that was left inadvertently vulnerable by an FBI special agent working on the case.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoForeign hacker reportedly breached FBI servers holding Epstein files in 2023
A foreign hacker compromised FBI files on Jeffrey Epstein during a 2023 break-in at the New York field office, revealing the high intelligence value of materials containing connections to prominent political and business figures.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 month agoHacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data | TechCrunch
Hacktivists leaked DHS contracts with over 6,000 companies including defense contractors and tech giants, citing federal killings of protesters and mass deportation campaigns as motivation.
Privacy professionals
fromTechRepublic
1 month agoHacktivists Claim DHS Breach, Leak 6,600+ ICE Contractor Records
A hacktivist group claimed to breach DHS systems and released thousands of ICE contractor records identifying major technology and defense companies involved in federal immigration enforcement.
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month agoHacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data - DataBreaches.Net
Hacktivists claiming to be 'Department of Peace' breached DHS and leaked contracts between the agency, ICE, and over 6,000 companies including defense and tech firms.
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