Alex Ivanovs

Alex is the lead editor at Stack Diary and covers stories on tech, artificial intelligence, security, privacy and web development. He previously worked as a lead contributor for Huffington Post for their Code column.

324 Articles

MSI warranty claim database was exposed via Google Search

Privacy

MSI warranty claim database was publicly accessible via Google

According to the YouTube channel Gamers Nexus, over 600,000 customer warranty claims for MSI products were publicly accessible via Google…

July 13, 2024 2 min read

Privacy

Patagonia hit with class action for AI privacy breach

The outdoor clothing and gear company Patagonia faces a class action lawsuit over allegations of privacy violations involving its customer…

July 13, 2024 2 min read

Looks like Stack Overflow is moving its data dumps to user profiles. Guess they finally got tired of waiting for Archive.org downloads to finish.

Tech

Stack Overflow makes changes to its data-dump process

Stack Overflow has announced changes to its data-dump process, primarily focusing on where the data will be accessed. This move…

July 12, 2024 2 min read

GoDaddy slapped with an antitrust lawsuit by Entri

Tech

GoDaddy slapped with an antitrust lawsuit by a DNS company

A new lawsuit filed against GoDaddy by Entri alleges that GoDaddy is unfairly preventing it from automating DNS change requests…

July 12, 2024 4 min read

Snowflake customers can now make MFA mandatory for all user accounts

Security

Snowflake admins can now enforce MFA across all user accounts

In the wake of a series of high-profile data breaches, cloud data giant Snowflake is now enabling administrators to mandate…

July 12, 2024 3 min read

Security

Critical Exim vulnerability affects 1.5 million servers worldwide

A critical security vulnerability in the widely-used mail transfer agent (MTA) Exim has put over 1.5 million email servers at…

July 12, 2024 1 min read

AT&T reports a data breach affecting nearly all customers

Security

AT&T discloses a data breach affecting nearly all customers

AT&T has disclosed that cybercriminals have stolen data related to “nearly all” of its wireless customers. The stolen data includes…

July 12, 2024 2 min read

Privacy

The majority of subscription apps and websites employ dark patterns

A recent investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in conjunction with two international consumer protection networks revealed that…

July 12, 2024 3 min read

Security

JFrog prevents massive Python supply chain attack with timely discovery

In a discovery that could have led to a devastating supply chain attack, researchers from JFrog have uncovered a leaked…

July 12, 2024 2 min read

Tech

Wikipedia embraces the dark side; Desktop dark mode arrives

The world’s largest online encyclopedia is stepping into the shadows – at least for some users. Wikipedia has quietly rolled…

July 12, 2024 1 min read

Signal implements safeStorage API to quell encryption concerns

Security

Signal will implement safeStorage API to quell encryption concerns

The messaging app Signal has been under scrutiny due to security concerns surrounding its desktop application. Cybersecurity researchers rediscovered that…

July 12, 2024 3 min read

Security

IdentifyMobile incident exposed 200M records from hundreds of companies

Despite using passwords and SMS-based one-time passwords, access to your online banking account, private email, or social media profiles could…

July 11, 2024 3 min read