Tag Archives: data leak

Oracle BlueKai: Tracking database data leak

[German]Oracle's subsidiary BlueKai operates a huge database for user tracking via the cloud. Through an unsecured server, the extent of this tracking has now become visible. Millions of user data, partly identifiable as persons, were openly available on the Internet … Continue reading

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Data leak on erotic streaming site cam4.com

[German]There was a data leak on the erotic live streaming website cam4.com. An unprotected database contained over 10 billion records of personal user information such as full name, phone numbers, email addresses as well as payment logs, chats, logs and … Continue reading

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Huge data leak at French newspaper Le Figaro

[German]There has been a data leak at the French newspaper Le Figaro where personal data of subscribers, sometimes even passwords in plain text, have been disclosed. Advertising

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French Kinomap app and the data leak

[German]French provider Kinomap suffers a data leak, where an unprotected database contained about 42 million records (40 GB) of user data was reachable unprotected on the Internet. Advertising

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The Slickwraps data leak and the Dirty Cow vulnerability

[German]US Retailer Slickwraps attracted attention because security researchers were able to access protected customer and financial data. The case once again reveals ignorance and unbelievable sloppiness, as a long patchable Dirty Cow vulnerability was exploitable. Advertising

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Massive data leak at NextMotion (working in plastic surgery)

[German]Security researchers has found a massive data leak at NextMotion, a  plastic surgery technology company. A compromised database contained 100,000s of profile images of patients. Advertising

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Big Data Leak at German car rental Buchbinder

[German]There is another huge data leak to be report within the last 24 hours. A data leak has occurred at the German Buchbinder car rental company, where personal data of three million customers was stored on an open server. Advertising

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Microsoft Data Leak: 250 Mio. Call Center records left public

[German]There was a privacy incident at Microsoft last year. At the end of last year, Microsoft briefly disclosed call center data of almost 250 million customers via several unsecured cloud servers. Advertising

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PussyCash data leak affects thousands of erotic models worldwide

[German]The data leak (PussyCash) that security researchers have come across is a database of over 875,000 files that reveal very personal information (from ID card scans to addresses and birth certificates, credit cards, etc.) of erotic models active on adult … Continue reading

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IoT provider Wyze admits data leak

[German]Another addendum from the weekend. The IoT provider Wyze just had to admit a data leak. Nearly 2.4 million user data were stored unprotected on a server on the Internet. Advertising

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