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Internet Archive suffers data breach and DDoS

Malwarebytes

A non-profit that benefits millions of people has fallen victim to a data breach and a DDoS attack. It is often used for academic research and data analysis. Cybercriminals managed to breach the site and steal a user authentication database containing 31 million records. Check the vendor’s advice.

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Internet Archive data breach impacted 31M users

Security Affairs

The Internet Archive disclosed a data breach, the security incident impacted more than 31 million users of its “The Wayback Machine.” The Internet Archive founder, Brewster Kahle, also confirmed that a DDoS attack has brought the website offline several times since Tuesday.

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Internet Archive is Attacked and 31 Million Files Stolen

Security Boulevard

A user authentication database was stolen from the nonprofit , which also was been beset by a series of DDoS attacks, and a pro-Palestinian threat group has taken credit for the attacks and the data breach. The post Internet Archive is Attacked and 31 Million Files Stolen appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Internet Archive was breached twice in a month

Security Affairs

Poor cyber hygiene increases the risk of further data breaches and could undermine user trust. The breach may have exposed personal identification documents uploaded by users for Wayback Machine page removal requests, depending on the attacker’s Zendesk API access.

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Verizon 2023 DBIR: DDoS attacks dominate and pretexting lead to BEC growth

Tech Republic Security

In Verizon’s just-released 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report, money is king, and denial of service and social engineering still hold sway. The post Verizon 2023 DBIR: DDoS attacks dominate and pretexting lead to BEC growth appeared first on TechRepublic.

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A week in security (October 7 – October 13)

Malwarebytes

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Modern TVs have “unprecedented capabilities for surveillance and manipulation,” group reveals Internet Archive suffers data breach and DDoS Google Search user interface: A/B testing shows security concerns remain AI girlfriend site breached, user fantasies stolen MoneyGram confirms customer data breach Exposing (..)

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Most Common Causes of Data Breach and How to Prevent It

Security Affairs

Which are the most common causes of a Data Breach and how to prevent It? Data breaches are highly damaging and equally embarrassing for businesses and consumers. If you look at Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, you can find some of the most common causes of data breaches.