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Data watchdog fined Microsoft for breaking the rules

South Korean data watchdog fined Microsoft and five other companies, with a combined total of US$75,000. South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission found that each company had failed to protect administrative accounts. This led to the leak of over 119,000…
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Facebook: Data breach impact should be diminished

An leaked email shows that Facebook downplayed the importance of a serious data breach. The message reached the Belgium-based Data News. The document revealed company’s strategy for dealing with leaking details of more than half a billion users. Facebook…
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Over 1TB of customer data leaked

Vpnmentor discovered over 1TB of customer data leaked from a huge online retailer.  Researchers found the breach in the security of LigthInTheBox – a Chinese online retailer with a significant North American fan base. Researchers managed to gain access to a…