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Teen quiz app Wishbone hacked, users’ emails and phone numbers exposed
Check your kid’s phone for this app, ASAP: Wishbone. This popular quiz app for kids, tweens and teens has been hacked, according to a report from Motherboard out this morning. The hack involved 2.2 million email addresses, as well as 287,000 phone numbers, many of which are from kids under the age of 18. Read More
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Three UK suffers major data breach via compromised employee login
Three UK is the latest company to suffer what looks to be a major data breach — potentially exposing the personal information of millions of customers. Sony finally says it’s adding 2FA to PlayStation Network
It looks like Sony is finally gearing up to add two-factor authentication to the PlayStation Network — some five years after a massive data breach compromised the details of millions of users, including potentially exposing users’ credit card data. Digital Shadows Gets $14M To Keep Growing Its Digital Risk Scanning Service
UK cyber security startup Digital Shadows, which sells a SaaS service to businesses wanting to monitor and manage potential risks by keeping tabs on activity related to their digital footprint — has closed a $14 million Series B funding round, led by Trinity Ventures. As part of the investment, Trinity’s Fred Wang has joined the Digital Shadows board. Read More
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YC-Backed Cymmetria Uses Virtual Machines To Decoy And Detect Hackers
YC-backed Cymmetria, which is uncloaking from stealth now after around a year working its cyber security startup business, wants to tilt the traditional security odds so it’s hackers who are left feeling vulnerable and on their guard — by giving the businesses whose systems are under attack a ‘home advantage’. Read More
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Target Says Credit Card Data Breach Cost It $162M In 2013-14
When it comes to data breaches, retailers are one of the biggest targets these days, and today we have some detail on the costs around one of the more high-profile attacks. Target today said that it has booked $162 million in expenses across 2013 and 2014 related to its data breach, in which hackers broke into the company’s network to access credit card information and… Read More
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