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Virtual keyboard app exposes personal data of 31 million users

07

Dec

2017

Personal data belonging to more than 31 million users of a third-party smartphone keyboard app called ai.type were exposed online due to an unprotected online database. In total, nearly 580 gigabytes of user records were left visible in a MongoDB database after the app’s Israel-based developer failed to use some form of authentication to secure […]

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PayPal’s TIO Networks Suffered Data Breach Exposing Data on 1.6 Million Customers

05

Dec

2017

PayPal’s TIO Networks suffered a data breach that may have compromised the personally identifiable information (PII) of up to 1.6 million of TIO’s customers, PayPal Holdings announced late last week. Read More

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Big Apple Flaw Allows Root Access to Macs without Password

29

Nov

2017

Mac users and administrators need to be on the lookout for compromised machines after a security researcher disclosed late yesterday a big flaw in Apple’s macOS High Sierra platform that allows for password-less logins to root accounts. Publicly disclosed by software engineer Lemi Orhan Ergin via Twitter, the flaw allows someone with physical access to […]

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