www.macobserver.com Open in urlscan Pro
2606:4700:20::681a:705  Public Scan

Form analysis
2 forms found in the DOM

GET /

<form method="get" id="tmo-search" class="searchform" action="/">
  <div class="field has-addons">
    <label class="label is-sr-only" for="search">Search</label>
    <div class="control is-expanded">
      <input class="input is-radiusless" type="text" name="s" id="search-box" placeholder="Search">
    </div>
    <div class="control">
      <input type="submit" id="search-submit" class="button is-info  is-radiusless" value="Search">
    </div>
  </div>
</form>

POST https://www.macobserver.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=wpdAddSubscription

<form action="https://www.macobserver.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=wpdAddSubscription" method="post" id="wpdiscuz-subscribe-form">
  <div class="wpdiscuz-subscribe-form-intro">Notify of </div>
  <div class="wpdiscuz-subscribe-form-option" style="width:40%;">
    <select class="wpdiscuz_select" name="wpdiscuzSubscriptionType">
      <option value="post">new follow-up comments</option>
      <option value="all_comment">new replies to my comments</option>
    </select>
  </div>
  <div class="wpdiscuz-item wpdiscuz-subscribe-form-email">
    <input class="email" type="email" name="wpdiscuzSubscriptionEmail" required="required" value="" placeholder="Email">
  </div>
  <div class="wpdiscuz-subscribe-form-button">
    <input id="wpdiscuz_subscription_button" class="wpd-prim-button" type="submit" value="›" name="wpdiscuz_subscription_button">
  </div>
  <input type="hidden" id="wpdiscuz_subscribe_form_nonce" name="wpdiscuz_subscribe_form_nonce" value="fbb7cc7561"><input type="hidden" name="_wp_http_referer" value="/news/transcredit-leaks-800000/">
</form>

Text Content

Features
Forums Tips How-To AirPods Cool Stuff Found Apple TV+ Apple Watch Series 7 AAPL
Security Privacy
Mac
M1 M1 Pro M1 Max Apple Silicon macOS Monterey macOS Big Sur MacBook Pro MacBook
Air iMac
iPhone
iPhone 13 iOS 15
iPad
iPad mini iPadOS iPad Air iPad Pro
Podcasts
Media+ Daily Observations Mac Geek Gab Apple Context Machine
Login

Search




TRANSCREDIT DATA LEAK OVER 800,000 RECORDS OF CREDIT REPORTS

Andrew Orr
@andrewornot
1 minute read
Jan 11th, 2022 4:06 PM EST | News


Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler together with the Website Planet research
team found an unsecured Transcredit data leak of 822,789 records of user
information.


TRANSCREDIT DATA LEAK

The database included data on truckers, transport companies, loans, repayment,
and debt collections, and other data specifically for the transportation
industry. This included banking information and tax ID numbers. Many of the Tax
IDs were consistent with what appeared to be Social Security Numbers stored in
plaintext.





DISCOVERED DATA

 * Total Records: 822,789. Internal records that include customers first and
   last names, emails, bank information, Tax ID numbers that appear to be SSN
   and EIN (Employer Identification Number). These individuals could be at risk
   of a targeted social engineering attack using insider information.
 * Detailed notes on collections, payment histories, new applicants, status and
   progress. References to “TransCredit” and “Transcore”
 * Internal Passwords and login IDs / Usernames, account numbers. We can only
   assume that these could be used to access the user portal. (We do not
   circumvent password protections or attempt to validate user credentials for
   ethical reasons).

The team says that TransCredit works similarly to traditional credit scores. The
company exists specifically for the transportation industry. It assigns a risk
assessment score that ranges from 0 to 99, with 0 being high risk and 99 being
the lowest risk. Once they apply a scoring system it gives an idea of risk for
both shipper, drivers, and transport companies. Some carriers rely on a scoring
system and disqualify shippers with a poor rating.

The team also says: “Although there were many references to TransCredit inside
the database and 600k “Credit Reports”, we did not receive a reply from anyone
at TransCredit verifying if the data did indeed belong to them. It is not clear
if this data was exposed by a contractor or a 3rd party who had access to these
reports, or if this was in fact TransCredit’s internal database?”

data breach Security Security Friday



POST NAVIGATION

Apple in Discussions to Broadcast MLB Games
Star-Studded Cast to Tell Story of Beanie Babies Craze in Apple Film


RELATED

RAFFLE HOUSE DATA LEAK EXPOSES PERSONAL DATA OF ‘HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS’

Discovered on June 7, 2021, Raffle House suffered a data leak that leaked the
personal data of hundreds of thousands of users. UK-based Raffle House draws
weekly lotteries with a chance to win brilliant prizes. Raffle House Data Leak
Exposed environment: Amazon S3 bucket Type of data exposed: Users personal…

70M AT&T CUSTOMER RECORDS REPORTEDLY STOLEN IN BREACH

Personal data from some 70 million AT&T customer records has been stolen,
although AT&T says the it isn't really from their subscribers. Regardless of
where it was taken, the data includes names, phone numbers, social security
numbers, birth dates, and physical addresses. The hacker, named ShinyHunters, is
trying to sell…

EXPOSED DATABASE ON MICROSOFT CLOUD CONTAINS INFO ON 80 MILLION U.S. HOUSEHOLDS

A research team has uncovered an exposed database hosted on a Microsoft cloud
server containing 24GBs of data on over 80 million U.S. households
(via vpnMentor). [United Nations Data Breach Leaks Passwords and Other Data] 80
Million ‘Hacktivists’ Noam Rotem and Ran Locar discovered this database that was
unprotected. It includes…



Connect with:
Sign in with Facebook
Sign in with Twitter

Subscribe
Login
Notify of
new follow-up comments new replies to my comments



Sign in with Facebook
Sign in with Twitter

Please login to comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

0 Comments


Inline Feedbacks
View all comments




 * 126824
 * Andrew Orr
 * news
 * 0
 * 1641917214



NAVIGATION

 * News
 * Reviews
 * Tutorials
 * Podcasts
 * Contact

CATEGORIES

 * Columns
 * Editorials
 * Quick Tips
 * Apple Death Knells
 * View All Categories

CONNECT WITH US

 * Twitter
 * Facebook
 * RSS Feed
 * Podcast Directory
 * Author Directory
 * Advertising
 * Privacy Policy


wpDiscuz


Insert



Update Privacy Preferences