Hackers Share HTC Research, Post Baby Monitor Videos, and Upload Social Services' Files
There has been a lot of baby-related hacking lately. Sokolova Maryna/Shutterstock.com
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
In case you missed our coverage this week in ThreatWatch, Nextgov’s regularly updated index of cyber breaches:
Videocam flaw broadcasts hundreds of baby monitor and home security feeds
Vendor TRENDnet settled Federal Trade Commission charges that its lax security practices exposed the private lives of hundreds of consumers to the public through the Web.
HTC personnel in Taiwan detained on allegations of trade secret theft
The country’s authorities questioned four research and development employees after the smartphone maker claimed some of its intellectual property was breached.
City council inadvertently publishes confidential details about at-risk kids
An employee for the Aberdeen City Council took social services' files home and mistakenly uploaded them to a public website.
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