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The Data Breach "Personal Stash" Ecosystem

Troy Hunt

LeakedSource services were often advertised on hacking forums and there was suspicion that its operators were actively looking to hack organizations whose data they could add to their database. You may only search information about yourself, or those you are authorized in writing to do so. That's not going to keep you out of trouble!

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SHARED INTEL: How NTA/NDR systems get to ‘ground truth’ of cyber attacks, unauthorized traffic

The Last Watchdog

No one stops the tech giants, media conglomerates and online advertisers from intensively monetizing consumers’ online behaviors, largely without meaningful disclosure. It appears the cam in question was unwittingly set up by an employee for personal security reasons. Mukerji: There is no one security tool to rule them all.