Reddit announced today that it suffered a security breach in June that exposed some of its internal systems to the attackers, although what was accessed was not particularly sensitive. Notably the hack was accomplished by circumventing the two-factor authentication Reddit had in place via SMS interception — which should be a wake-up call to any who haven’t moved on from that method.
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MyHeritage breach exposes 92M emails and hashed passwords
The genetic analysis and family tree website MyHeritage was breached last year by unknown actors, who exfiltrated the emails and hashed passwords of all 92 million registered users of the site. No credit card info, nor (what would be more disturbing) genetic data appears to have been collected.
View More MyHeritage breach exposes 92M emails and hashed passwordsRide-hailing app Careem reveals data breach affecting 14 million people
Careem, the ride-hailing company based in Dubai, revealed today it was the victim of a cyber breach. Hackers accessed the names, email addresses, phone numbers and trip data of anyone who signed up for Careem prior to January 14. Careem said there’s no evidence the hackers accessed passwords or credit card information. While the breach […]
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Here’s your daily reminder there’s no such thing as true security.
Panera Bread, the beloved St. Louis-based bakery chain, is the latest company to show how much it doesn’t care about protecting customer data.
The food chain’s website reportedly left its customers’ personal data completely exposed for anyone to scoop up.
Data including “names, email and physical addresses, birthdays and the last four digits of the customer’s credit card number” were leaked online according to cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs, who helped publicize the news. Read more…
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Hackers steal credit card data from 5 million Saks and Lord & Taylor customers
Another day, another breach.
Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor confirmed Sunday that more than five million credit and debit card numbers were stolen from customers in a recent data breach.
The cybercriminal syndicate known as Fin7 report…