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Exposed Webcam Leaks Live U.K. Patient Data from Decoded Pager Signals

An unsecured webcam in London inadvertently broadcasts real-time medical emergencies and patient details decoded from NHS pager transmissions. A security researcher discovers the feed and alerts the internet provider to shut it down.

Mercedes App Glitch Exposes Owner Data to Strangers

A severe bug in the Mercedes-Benz remote control app temporarily exposes sensitive user information, including names and phone numbers, to other account holders.

Misconfigured AWS EBS Snapshots Expose Corporate Secrets to the Open Internet

New research presented at Def Con reveals that companies inadvertently leave Amazon EBS snapshots public, exposing application keys, source code, and VPN configurations. These misconfigured cloud storage volumes act as digital keys to the kingdom for anyone on the internet.

Flipboard Resets Passwords After Long Undetected Hacker Breach

Flipboard forces password resets for millions of users following a series of system breaches over nine months. Hackers accessed user credentials and third-party tokens, though abuse of connected accounts remains unconfirmed.

Exposed Chinese Smart City Database Leaks Facial Recognition Scans

A publicly accessible database hosted on Alibaba Cloud reveals how smart city technology collects and stores sensitive facial recognition data on hundreds of residents.

Microsoft Email Breach Exposes User Data Through Compromised Support Agent

Hackers compromise a Microsoft customer support agent's credentials to access a limited number of web-based email accounts. The breach exposes subject lines and folder names, but not email contents or passwords.

Hackers Breach FBI-Affiliated Sites, Expose Data of Thousands of Officers

A hacker group breaches FBI National Academy Association websites and exposes the personal information of thousands of law enforcement officers. The perpetrators plan to sell a much larger cache of stolen federal data.

Family Locator App Exposes Location Data of Over 230,000 Users

A poorly secured MongoDB database leaves hundreds of thousands of users' locations, passwords, and personal details open to the public.

Exposed Server Leaks Real-Time Locations of Over 238,000 Family Tracking App Users

A popular family tracking app called Family Locator exposes highly sensitive real-time locations and plaintext passwords for hundreds of thousands of users due to an unprotected database. The developer remains unresponsive despite efforts to report the massive security breach.

Shenzhen AI Firm Silent After Unsecured Database Exposes Millions

A Dutch security researcher reveals that SenseNets leaves over 2.5 million personal records unprotected for months. The facial recognition company declines to comment while experts warn of severe security risks.

Apple Forces Developers to Remove Secret Screen-Recording Code

Apple demands that app developers remove or disclose hidden analytics tools that record user interactions without permission. The crackdown follows a report exposing major apps for leaking sensitive user data through session replay technology.

Apple Forces Developers to Remove Secret Screen-Recording Analytics

Apple demands that app developers remove or disclose hidden analytics tools that record user interactions without permission. The crackdown follows a TechCrunch investigation into session replay software leaking sensitive user data.

Unprotected Jharkhand Government Site Exposes Over 100,000 Aadhaar Numbers

A lack of password protection on a state government attendance system in India exposes more than 100,000 Aadhaar numbers through easily accessible photo file names.

Google Adtech Broadcasts Highly Sensitive User Data, GDPR Complaint Claims

A legal complaint alleges that Google and the IAB systematically broadcast highly intimate user inferences, such as medical conditions and political views, to thousands of companies through real-time ad auctions. Privacy advocates argue this pervasive data sharing violates GDPR rules.

Police License Plate Readers Found Exposed Online With Weak Security

Security researchers find over 150 police license plate readers connected to the internet with default passwords and weak protections, exposing sensitive driver data.