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1 billion personal records exposed in massive new data leak — full names, addresses, phone numbers and more

By Anthony Spadafora Last updated

Security researchers have discovered a database online with troves of personal data from the US, Canada, Australia and dozens of countries around the world.

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Massive Rainbow Six Siege breach reportedly linked to MongoBleed flaw — everything you need to know

By Anthony Spadafora Published

Hackers are leveraging the new MongoBleed flaw to leak memory from exposed MongoDB instances and Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege could be one of the first victims.

Online Security
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Tea app shuts down messaging following second data breach after government IDs and user selfies exposed online

By Amber Bouman Published

The Tea app has shut down its messaging service after another database filled with sensitive info has been leaked online.

Online Security
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This free VPN exposed 25 million user records — how to stay safe

By Anthony Spadafora Published

The company behind a popular free VPN app left an 18.5GB database of connection logs accessible to the public online.

VPNs
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Earth’s Black Box is built to survive our apocalypse while recording it

By Roland Moore-Colyer Published

The Earth’s Black Box project aims to create an indestructible record of the events that lead up to humanity's demise.

Tech
Businessman makes a phone call as the words 'Security Breach' pop up on his computer screen.
3.2 billion emails and passwords exposed online — what you need to know

By Paul Wagenseil Published

About 3.2 billion sets of stolen usernames and passwords were put up for grabs in an online hacking forum, but almost all the data is years old.

Identity Theft Protection
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How quickly does an unprotected database get found online? Less than 9 hours

By Paul Wagenseil Published

An unprotected server holding a database of fake personal information was accessed 175 times in 11 days.

Online Security
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Huge cache of 1.2 billion personal records found online: What to do

By Paul Wagenseil Published

An unprotected database containing records on 1.2 billion people was found online, but all the data was already publicly available.

Online Security