---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20191031205625.GA30509@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 20:56:25 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CenturyLink Data Exposed to Public by Anna Mulamba Someone forgot to close the figurative "door." A third-party vendor affiliated with CenturyLink misconfigured a MongoDB database leaving it open and accessible to the public for about 10 months. CenturyLink, a Fortune 500 technology company, was alerted by a security research firm that approximately 2.8 million records were left unprotected and vulnerable to potential misuse. Included in the affected database were API logs containing multiple pieces of personally identifiable information (PII), including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and addresses, along with account-specific information. https://securityboulevard.com/2019/10/centurylink-data-exposed-to-public/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20191031210031.GA30534@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:00:31 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Internet outage causes delays at KCI, affects 911 service in central Missouri October 28, 2019: Airport says internet restored at 3 p.m. By Bianca Beltrán KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Internet outage caused problems for travelers at Kansas City International Airport. CenturyLink said a construction crew cut a fiber line, creating delays for people checking in for their flights. "On Oct. 28, some customers in Kansas and Missouri experienced a disruption in services due to a fiber cut that was caused by a construction crew. All services have been restored," CenturyLink said in a statement. https://www.kmbc.com/article/large-scale-phone-internet-outage-causing-delays-at-kci-impacting-911-service-in-central-missouri-kansas/29613622# -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <71F755C4-B6FC-40E8-89B7-DDF7F6DF4B80@roscom.com> Date: 30 Oct 2019 10:46:56 -0400 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Comcast fights Google's encrypted-DNS plan but promises = not to spy on users By Jon Brodkin Comcast has gone on the record to say that it does not track its broadband users' Web browsing histories, even though the company is lobbying against a Google plan that could make it harder for ISPs to track their users. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/comcast-fights-googles-encrypted-dns-plan-but-promises-not-to-spy-on-users/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 01 Nov 2019