Twitter security hole allowed state-sponsored hackers to match phone numbers to usernames
Twitter admits to a bug that might have put privacy-conscious users at risk – by revealing what phone numbers are associated with which Twitter accounts.
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Flipboard Hack Exposed Usernames, Email Addresses and Hashed Passwords
Flipboard today emailed Flipboard users to let them know about a security breach that saw usernames, email addresses, and protected passwords accessed by hackers. Between June 2, 2018 and April 22, …
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Three States Join Others to Expand Personal Information Definition to Include Usernames or Email Addresses – Lexology (registration)
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Three States Join Others to Expand Personal Information Definition to Include Usernames or Email Addresses
Lexology (registration) Businesses should take steps to protect usernames, email addresses, passwords, and security questions and answers. A key issue in determining whether notification is required following a data breach is whether “personal information” (PI) was acquired … |
50,000,000 usernames and passwords lost as LivingSocial “special offers” site hacked
LivingSocial, the online offers site owned in largish part by Amazon, has just emailed its userbase, said to be 50,000,000-strong, to fess up to a data breach. Another day, another shed-load of password hashes in the hands of crooks….
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