An unprotected Elasticsearch database exposed personal details of 57 million U.S. citizens for almost two weeks. Bob Diachenko, Director of Cyber Risk Research at Hacken, discovered that the unsecured server was left visible online without a password exposing customers’...
Amazon recently reported a technical error that exposed users’ personal information like names and email addresses. In an email sent to its customers, Amazon Customer Service cautioned that the company unintentionally exposed the users’ data due to a technical...
Censys, a cybersecurity startup recently announced that it has raised $2.6 million in a funding round led by GV (formerly known as Google Ventures), Greylock Partners, and several other angel investors. The Michigan-based startup stated it will use the...
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Uber £385,000 ($491,284) for failing to protect customers’ personal data during a cyber-attack in 2016, and not reporting the breach in a timely manner. The taxi-aggregator was also slammed by the...
The victims of the Anthem’s data breach are going to receive payouts in the class action settlement. The American health insurance company stated that it has reached a settlement in the class action lawsuit.
“Anthem has reached a settlement to...
A ransomware attack forced East Ohio Regional Hospital (EORH) and Ohio Valley Medical Center (OVMC) to divert its emergency squad patients to other area hospital emergency rooms. The malicious software infected the computer systems and disrupted the hospital emergency...
The government of Australia has launched a new Joint Cyber Security Center (JCSC) in Adelaide, South Australia, to promote cybersecurity systems across government, business, and academia. The facility is a part of the government’s $47 million JCSC program that...
The cybersecurity startup Exein recently raised €2 million ($22,69,748) in Series A funding round led by the venture capital firm United Ventures. The Italy-based startup stated the new investment will help in further research and development of the EXEIN’s...
A security vulnerability in the United States Postal Service (USPS) exposed more than 60 million customers’ personal information to all the users who have an account with the USPS.com. The USPS is an independent mail service agency in the...
Jamal Mekdachi, Head of Operations, Cyberteq, is a 20-year veteran in information technology and security. A performance-driven and result-oriented professional, Mekdachi has worked for a number of reputed organizations in the past. He talks to CISO MAG about his...
