#data-breach

#data-breach

Tea founder Sean Cook, a software engineer who previously worked at Salesforce and Shutterfly, says on the app's website that he founded the company in 2022 after witnessing his own mother's "terrifying" experiences. Cook said they included unknowingly dating men with criminal records and being "catfished" - deceived by men using false identities.

Fitify exposed 373K files including 138K progress photos through unsecured Google cloud storage.

Qantas has obtained a court injunction to prevent any person or organisation from publishing the customer information stolen in its recent hack. The airline called the ruling of the NSW Supreme Court an 'important next course of action' but also reiterated that there is still 'no evidence' that any data had been released into the public domain.

The Independent is on the ground with relevant reporting on issues like reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, emphasizing the importance of factual journalism.

My focus was on two things: one, sorting out the mess and saving lives, and two, making sure that systems were in place...that sensitive information could never be sent on.

I was left in disbelief at the simplicity of this exploit. After some digging, I found that many devices are still open and vulnerable to this.

Sir Keir Starmer expressed outrage over the catastrophic data breach endangering 100,000 Afghans, highlighting the lack of accountability despite the serious consequences.

The Independent revealed a major data breach in February 2022, where the names and contact information of 18,700 Afghan soldiers were mistakenly shared, endangering their lives.

The chief executive of Co-op confirmed all 6.5 million of its members had their data stolen in a cyber-attack in April. She stated, 'I'm devastated that information was taken.' There was no financial data, only names, addresses, and contact information that was lost. Despite the attack, she expressed that she would not step down and offered an apology for the incident.

Three-quarters (75%) of organizations have fallen victim to a SaaS data breach or security incident in the last 12 months, highlighting significant vulnerabilities.

The Data Protection Commissioner has reached out to the Arts Council for clarification regarding the personal questions posed to artists during the bursary grant application process.

On July 2, unauthorized third parties gained access to Louis Vuitton UK's systems, stealing customer information, including names, contact details, and purchase history.

A security researcher uncovered an SQL vulnerability in stalkerware Catwatchful, allowing him to steal a database with 62,000 user accounts, including administrator credentials.

A hacker breached Columbia University's computer systems in late June, stealing students' data to support a political agenda, causing a significant outage.