The 5 Most-Wanted Threatpost Stories of 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, and the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, it’s time to take stock of what resonated with our 1 million+ monthly visitors this year, with an eye to summing up some hot trends gleaned from looking at the most-read stories on the Threatpost site. While 2020 was all about...

ERC20ConvictionScore's governanceDelta should be subtracted when user is not a governor anymore

Handle cmichel Vulnerability details Vulnerability Details The TOTALGOVERNANCESCORE is supposed to track the sum of the credit scores of all governors. In ERC20ConvictionScore.updateConvictionScore, when the user does not fulfill the governance criteria anymore and is therefore removed, the...

Experian API Leaks Most Americans’ Credit Scores

A researcher is claiming that the credit scores of almost every American were exposed through an API tool used by the Experian credit bureau, that he said was left open on a lender site without even basic security protections. Experian, for its part, refuted concerns from the security community...

Experian API Exposed Credit Scores of Most Americans

Big-three consumer credit bureau Experian just fixed a weakness with a partner website that let anyone look up the credit score of tens of millions of Americans just by supplying their name and mailing address, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Experian says it has plugged the data leak, but the...

Artificial Intelligence ban slammed for failing to address “vast abuse potential”

A written proposal to ban several uses of artificial intelligence AI and to place new oversight on other “high-risk” AI applications—published by the European Commission this week—met fierce opposition from several digital rights advocates in Europe. Portrayed as a missed opportunity by privacy...

Former AWS Engineer Arrested as Capital One Admits Massive Data Breach

A massive breach of Capital One customer data has hit more than 100 million people in the U.S. and 6 million in Canada. Thanks to a cloud misconfiguration, a hacker was able to access to credit applications, Social Security numbers and bank account numbers in one of the biggest data breaches to...

MSNBC: Hackers Crack Credit Report Sites, Sell Profiles

Hackers are actively exploiting weak Web site security at leading credit rating agencies and stealing customer credit reports for resale on the black market, according to a report by MSNBC. Well trafficked websites like AnnualCreditReport.com, Equifax.com, or CreditReport.com are being hacked and...