identity theft - CybAI news

18 Oct

Turns out Redbox’s derelict kiosks are a big red security risk

stp2y0 CommentsNewsblu-ray, data, dvds, entertainment, hackers, hacking, identity theft, movie rental, news, redbox

It’s only been three months since the implosion of Redbox, but the company’s familiar red kiosks could become a security nightmare as they’re to the highest bidders. reports at least one owner of a defunct DVD and Blu-ray dispenser found a way to obtain customers’ private information from an encrypted file on the machine, which contained more than just one person’s penchant for the Trolls franchise. The database also contained sensitive data like personal emails and home addresses.On Mastodon, programmer Foone Turing, a self-described collector of weird things, said she cracked the encrypted files from a Redbox machine and matched…

Data breach of Fidelity leaks 77,000 customers’ personal data

stp2y0 CommentsNewsbreach, data, Fidelity Investments, finance, hack, hackers, hacking, identity theft, information, leak, news, tomorrow

Another breach of a huge financial institution has leaked the personal information of thousands of customers to the public. reported that an unidentified hacker obtained 77,009 customers’ personal data from the asset management firm Fidelity Investments. posted yesterday revealed that the unidentified third party obtained the information in mid-August using two phony customer accounts. It’s not yet known how these accounts were used to access customer data. Fidelity said in a letter to its customers that it discovered the breach on August 19. The letter also said that the unidentified party did not access customers’ Fidelity accounts but after Fidelity…

Google will give users free dark web monitoring

stp2y0 CommentsNewsdark web, google, identity theft, news, security, tomorrow

Google announced in an update on Tuesday that its dark web monitoring service, also known as “dark web report,” will be made available to all Google users in 46 countries including the US and UK at the end of the month, according to Fast Company. The feature was previously only available to users with a Google One membership.The dark web report will be located in the “Results about you” page when you visit myactivity.google.com.Google’s “dark web report” feature will scan the seedy underbelly of algorithms that ended up on the wrong side of the digital tracks to determine if your…