data exposure
Tech Giants Won’t Name Foreign Companies They Give US ‘Bidstream’ Data To
The data from companies such as Google, Twitter, AT&T, and Verizon can include GPS coordinates and browsing history.
'Genshin Impact' Exposed Players' Phone Numbers
Multiple players found a website related to the game displayed players' phone numbers.
Buyers Abused DMV Data, California DMV Says
"On the whole, driver’s license data ends up in too many hands which increases the risk of personal information being abused."
Zoom is Leaking Peoples' Email Addresses and Photos to Strangers
For at least a few thousand people, Zoom has treated their personal email addresses as if they all belong to the same company, letting them video call each other.
Celeb Shout-Out App Cameo Exposes Private Videos and User Data
Motherboard wrote basic code to compile lists of videos that users had explicitly marked as private on the app.
Researchers Found a List of Electronic Arts' Slack Channels
The exposed channel names and other information could have related to secretive company projects.
This App Lets Us See Everywhere People Drive
BlackVue has an app that shows the location of drivers that opt-in. The creators say it shouldn’t be possible to track its users in bulk; we found otherwise.
College Athlete Recruiting Software Exposed Students' Medical Info, Grades
The exposed information from company Front Rush included physical evaluations, post-injury reports, and performance reviews from specific teams for particular players.
Google Hosted an Insecure App for Searching Personal Data of Palestinians
It’s possible to scrape the biographical data of thousands of Palestinians from an exposed server.
Uber Says It Will Sue Los Angeles Over Sharing Scooter Location Data
The move comes after Uber decided not to provide the location data according to a Los Angeles Department of Transportation deadline.
DeVos-Linked Adoption Agency Exposed Highly Sensitive Children's Medical Data
Bethany Christian Services left information about prospective adoptees' "intellectual development" as well as their medical histories and lab results online.
Snapchat Employees Abused Data Access to Spy on Users
Multiple sources and emails also describe SnapLion, an internal tool used by various departments to access Snapchat user data.