[ad_1] WhatsApp claims it fixed an issue that was showing users’ phone numbers in Google search results, TechCrunch reports. The change comes after security researcher Athul Jayaram revealed that phone numbers of WhatsApp users who used the Click to Chat feature were being indexed in search. Click to Chat allows users to create a link […]
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Over 267 million Facebook users reportedly had data exposed online
[ad_1] Dianchenko says he reported the database to the service provider managing the IP address of the server, but the database was exposed for nearly two weeks. In the meantime, he says, the data was posted as a download in a hacker forum. That’s a lot of personal data to be floating around in the […]
DoorDash security breach affects nearly 5 million users
[ad_1] DoorDash disclosed that the last four digits of some consumer payment cards were also compromised in the breach, but no full payment information — including complete card numbers or CVV security codes — were accessed. Perhaps most troublingly, the full driver’s license numbers for approximately 100,000 DoorDash drivers were compromised in the breach. DoorDash […]
DoJ pushes Google and Apple to ID 10,000 users of a gun scope app
[ad_1] The app in question is Obsidian 4, which controls rifle scopes by American Technologies Network (ATN) Corp. It has more than 10,000 downloads on Google Play, and it’s unknown how many times it’s been downloaded through the App Store. As Forbes explains, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) department is investigating illegal ATN scope […]
FTC to accuse Facebook of misusing phone numbers and facial recognition
[ad_1] The violations, expected to be announced tomorrow, are part of wide-ranging complaint and accompany the FTC’s probe into Facebook’s privacy practices. Last week, the FTC reportedly voted to approve a $5 billion settlement with Facebook. The settlement isn’t official yet, but it’s already being criticized for being too soft on the company. The complaint […]