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Security Flaw in Truecaller Exposes Millions of Android Users

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Mar

2016

Popular phone call management application Truecaller was discovered to pack a remotely exploitable security flaw that potentially impacts 100 million Android users, researchers at Cheetah Mobile Security Research Lab warn. The vulnerability provides attackers with the possibility to steal sensitive information pertaining to Truecaller users, which could open the door to further attacks, the researchers explain. With over […]

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uKnowKids database error exposed info on 1.7K kids

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Feb

2016

Security Researcher Chris Vickery was accused of unethical hacking after he discovered an exposed database containing sensitive information that belonged to uKnowKids.com, an Arlington, Va.-based company that helps parents monitor their children’s online activities.How many victims? 1,700 What type of information? The database contained full names, email addresses, GPS coordinates, dates of birth, 6.8 million private text […]

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Uber Slip Exposes Data of Some US Drivers

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Oct

2015

#uber on Wednesday confirmed that a software slip briefly exposed #personal data of hundreds of #us drivers. The controversial ride-sharing company said that it stomped out the bug within a half-hour of getting word of the problem from a driver on Tuesday. “We were notified about a bug impacting a fraction of our US drivers,” […]

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