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Data of 100M Android users exposed from faulty cloud storage syncing SHARE The data of more than 100 million Android app users has been found exposed because of misconfigurations relating to third-party services. Detailed May 20 by researchers at Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., the exposure relates to 23 popular apps that put user’s personal data at risk through developer internal resources, such as access to update mechanisms and storage. The potential breach primarily comes down to the use of real-time database access, a service that allows developers to...

Misconfigurations may have exposed data on 100 million Android users on March 2, 2010 in Hannover, Germany. Researchers on Thursday reported that in analyzing Android apps on open databases they discovered serious cloud misconfigurations that led to the potential exposure of data belonging to more than 100 million users. In a blog post, CheckPoint Research explained how the misuse of a real-time database, notification managers, and storage exposed the personal data of users, leaving corporate resources vulnerable to bad threat actors. “By not following best practices when configu...

Open API at exercise equipment company Peloton exposed private user data SHARE Interactive exercise equipment company Peloton Interactive Inc. has suffered a potential data breach after it was discovered that its application programming interface exposed user data including private accounts. The revelation came on the same day the company was forced to recall two of its treadmills following the death of a six-year-old child. The API vulnerability was discovered by Jan Masters, a security researcher at Pen Test Partners LLP and first reported today by TechCrunch. T...

7 Modern-Day Cybersecurity Realities Security pros may be working with a false sense of security. We explore seven places where old methods and techniques have to change to keep their organizations safe. 1 of 8 Image Source: Adobe Stock: freshidea Move to the cloud. Shift left. Buy the latest XDR and deception tools. The technology and cybersecurity industry has always been susceptible to marketing hype, but do these moves actually make their organizations more secure? Or do they just add more complexity? With all the major hacks, from SolarWinds to the issues with Microsoft Exchange, how c...

'); //]]>//--> By John P. Mello Jr. Apr 6, 2021 4:00 AM PT A rich cache of data on some 533 million Facebook users was posted to a hacker forum over the weekend and is available to download for practically free. The information is from a data breach that occurred in 2019, but hasn't been widely available until now. The data was posted to an English-speaking cybercriminal forum called RaidForums by a hacker going by the handle TomLiner. "The Facebook data was first listed for sale on RaidForums on June 6, 2020, but the initial sale allegedly asked users for US$30,000 in exchange for the data,"...