Splunk accidentally exposes user passwords 

Splunk accidentally exposes user passwords

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 27 April 2010 2:52 PM
Follows debug code implementation.
US university hit by data breach that exposes 170,000 social security numbers 

US university hit by data breach that exposes 170,000 social security numbers

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 23 February 2010 12:14 PM
Traced back to November hack.
Debian flaw exposes communications breakdown 

Debian flaw exposes communications breakdown

In Applications - By Robert Jaques, 29 May 2008 10:26 AM
The recent discovery of a potentially serious Secure Socket Layer (SSL) flaw affecting a popular Linux distribution should act as a wake up call to the open source community, ...
US security blunder exposes residents' data 

US security blunder exposes residents' data

In Risk - By Clement James, 23 April 2008 9:47 AM
The names, addresses and social security numbers of tens of thousands of Oklahoma residents were exposed to the general public for a period of at least three years.
Coding error exposes sex offender personal data 

Coding error exposes sex offender personal data

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 18 April 2008 9:52 AM
A software security researcher has exploited a flaw in the sex offender registry webpage operated by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
Stolen Gap laptop exposes 800,000 job applicants 

Stolen Gap laptop exposes 800,000 job applicants

In Risk - 2 October 2007 11:59 AM
Clothing giant Gap has admitted that a notebook containing unencrypted details of around 800,000 job applicants has been stolen from one its vendors.
New IE7 bug exposes users to content injection 

New IE7 bug exposes users to content injection

In Web/client - By Tom Sanders, 1 November 2006 10:04 AM
Security researchers at Secunia have discovered a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 that could be exploited by online identity thieves.
Federal education loan site exposes personal info of up to 21,000 

Federal education loan site exposes personal info of up to 21,000

By Dan Kaplan, 24 August 2006 11:11 PM
Count the Department of Education as the latest federal agency to experience a privacy breach after the personal information of as many as 21,000 student borrowers accidentally ...
Cyberattack exposes T-Mobile customer data  

Cyberattack exposes T-Mobile customer data

By Marcia Savage, 14 January 2005 11:50 PM
An attacker accessed the names and Social Security numbers of 400 T-Mobile USA customers and also investigative data on a U.S. Secret Service agent's personal PDA.
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