Top Zero Days, Data Breaches and Security Stories of 2019: News Wrap
From ransomware ramp up, to voice assistant privacy perils, the Threatpost team breaks down the top news stories from this past year.
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Wawa Data Breach: Malware Stole Customer Payment Card Info
Wawa said that payment-processing system malware had potentially affected all 850 of its locations.
Researchers believe that criminals were able to obtain personal information for millions of Facebook users.
The leaky database was online for about a week, exposing customers’ vehicles information and personal identifiable information.
The data breach disclosure was met with ire from customers whose lab test results, health card numbers and more were accessed.
The streaming video and podcast content company was hit by a payment-card attack.
Maze exfiltrates data as well as locks down systems. Officials said they don’t know yet whether any residents’ personal information has been breached.
A PR and marketing provider exposed sensitive data for a raft of big-name companies.
Names, addresses, phone numbers, call and text message records and account PINs were all caught up in a cloud misconfiguration.
