Disqus leaks user data, Equifax still struggles with cybersecurity

Disqus Security Alert: User Info Breach I guess it’s time to change your Disqus password. Yesterday, on October 5th, we were alerted to a security breach that impacted a database from 2012. While we are still investigating the incident, we believe that it is best to...

16 Oct 2017

AIM shuts down after 20 years, Kaspersky Lab might be working with the Kremlin

AIM will shut down after 20 years It must admit I didn’t even know AIM was still around but this is a little piece of history that will soon be disappearing. AIM was one of the first and most successful instant messengers, widely used in the...

10 Oct 2017

Deloitte leaks clients’ secret emails, Uber wants to leave Quebec and the new Firefox Quantum is out

Deloitte hit by cyber-attack revealing clients’ secret emails This week’s high profile data leak’s victim is Deloitte! One of the world’s “big four” accountancy firms has been targeted by a sophisticated hack that compromised the confidential emails and plans of some of its blue-chip clients (
)...

02 Oct 2017

Uber loses licence in London, Google buys HTC talents for $1.1B & CCleaner distributes malware million users

Uber stripped of London licence due to lack of corporate responsibility Just another bad week in Uber’s life. US ride-hailing company to appeal after Transport for London says it is not a ‘fit and proper’ operator (
) TfL said it had rejected the company’s application...

25 Sep 2017

Equifax breach exposes millions of US consumers’ data, China bans cryptocurrencies & bluetooth flaw puts billions at risk

Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever This week’s massive data leak award goes to: Equifax with almost 150 million accounts informations out in the wild! The breach Equifax reported Thursday, however, very possibly is the most severe of...

17 Sep 2017

Google breaks Japan’s internet, DDoS botnets keep growing & central banks get interested in cryptocurrencies

Google made a tiny error and it broke half the internet in Japan It’s not been a good week for Google. Last Friday, half the internet in the country suddenly shut down after the Big G accidentally botched a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) around noon local...

05 Sep 2017
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