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Home Depot Confirms Data Leak after Canadian Shoppers Receive Random Order Confirmation Emails

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Oct

2020

Inboxes of Canadian Home Depot customers were flooded with hundreds of order confirmation emails revealing the personal information of random shoppers earlier this week. According to social media reports, the emails contained names, home addresses, emails, and even partial credit-card information that could be viewed by unauthorized recipients. The incident caused a stir, as worried […]

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University of Utah Paid $457,000 to Prevent Ransomware Operators from Leaking Stolen Data

21

Aug

2020

The University of Utah has agreed to pay nearly half a million dollars to thwart bad actors from publicly disclosing stolen information during a ransomware attack that took place last month. The news was revealed after the university released an official statement regarding the security incident. “On Sunday, July 19, 2020, computing servers in the […]

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Avon Cosmetics Leaks 7GB of Personal and Technical Information from Unsecured Server

29

Jul

2020

Last month, SafetyDetectives researchers discovered an unsecured database belonging to the popular Avon beauty company. The server, which lacked basic security measures, was easily accessible by investigators, who found a trove of 19 million records, including personal information of employees and website technical data. While the news might not strike a chord at first, the […]

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Home Depot Confirms Data Leak after Canadian Shoppers Receive Random Order Confirmation Emails

University of Utah Paid $457,000 to Prevent Ransomware Operators from Leaking Stolen Data

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