Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The popular children’s online playground Animal Jam has suffered a data breach that affected more than 46 million accounts. Animal Jam has suffered a data breach impacting 46 million accounts belonging to children and parents who signed up for the game. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, Chrome zero-day). .”

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Graham Cluley

JANUARY 3, 2023

Do you use the LastPass password manager? Did you know they suffered a data breach, and that your passwords may be at risk? You do now. Here's what you need to know.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 8, 2022

The average internet user has somewhere around 100 accounts, according to NordPass research, meaning they have to track 100 different passwords or risk using the same one over and over. Users can share password files securely with encrypted transmissions. Vault health reports Directory sync Secure password sharing.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2023

Western Digital is notifying its customers of a data breach that exposed their sensitive personal information, the incident took place in March. The company is sending customers data breach notification letters to confirm that threat actors have stolen sensitive personal information in the March attack.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

Meal delivery service Home Chef has confirmed that it recently suffered a security breach that exposed its customer information. Meal delivery service Home Chef has disclosed a data breach that exposed its customer information. SecurityAffairs – HomeChef, hacking). “Was My Credit Card Information Compromised?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

million settlement in a multi-state investigation of the data breach that the company suffered in 2014. million settlement over the 2014 data breach. In 2014, Home Depot revealed that the data breach impacted 56 million customers across the US and Canada. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Data breach).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2023

GoTo is notifying customers that its development environment was breached in November 2022, attackers stole customers’ backups and encryption key. ” reads the data breach notification. Now the investigation revaled that threat actors were able to access customers’ data.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2020

The third-party company is owned by a former Team Leader, still Member of the JRD team at the time of the breach.” ” reads the data breach notification. “Known to the current Team Leader at the time of the breach. ( [link] ) Each backup copy included a full copy of the website, including all the data.”

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Identity IQ

MAY 15, 2021

Passwords are your first line of defense for protecting your digital identity. As important as they are, however, about 52 percent of people still use the same passwords across multiple accounts and 24 percent use a variation of common passwords that are easy to hack. Password Spraying. Credential Stuffing.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 9, 2022

A data breach is any person’s nightmare. Hackers target small and medium businesses as they don’t have the resources to pay for cybersecurity tools and network upgrades to protect their data against the latest cybercriminals’ tricks as large corporations do. Secure your accounts with complex passwords.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

customers of Callaway, the American sports equipment maker best known for its golf equipment and accessories, had their personal data compromised in an early-August data breach. and action required in relation to your account password with our Callaway, Odyssey, Ogio, and/or Callaway Golf Preowned sites. More than 1.1

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2023

A database containing personal information of 8,929,503 Zacks Investment Research users emerged on a popular hacking forum on June 10, 2023. The availability of the archive was reported by the data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned , which notified Zecks. ” reported HIBP. ” reported HIBP.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 12, 2024

When a website gets hacked, the aftermath can be expensive and long-lasting, and the recovery process is often extremely difficult. But what happens if a hack has already occurred? Next, let's discuss the steps to take to recover from a hack. So, instead of panicking, relax and focus on fixing your hacked WordPress site.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Albion Online game maker discloses a data breach, hackers gained access to the company forum database by exploiting a known vulnerability. A threat actor has breached the forum of Albion Online and stole usernames and password hashes from its database. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Albion Online). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

This breach exposed users’ names, email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, order details, and more. Hundreds of thousands of users were compromised in the breach. There was no need for a password or login credentials to access this information, and the data was not encrypted. What’s Happening?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

Asian media firm E27 suffered a security breach and hackers asked for a “donation” to provide information on the flaws they exploited in the attack. ” “We use Facebook and LinkedIn for account login and do not store any passwords on our system. SecurityAffairs – hacking, E27). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers admitted to have suffered a data breach that likely impacted approximately 3.4 Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers disclosed a a data breach that might have impacted approximately 3.4 ” reads the data breach notification published by the company. million users.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The home remodeling and design platform Houzz informed customers that it suffered a data breach that exposed some personal information. The popular home design platform Houzz has suffered a data breach that exposed some personal information. troyhunt FYI, web site @houzz got hacked. Just got this email notice.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Another fashion retailer suffered a data breach, the victim is SHEIN that announces the security breach affected 6.42 The retailer hired a forensic cybersecurity firm as well as an international law firm to investigate the security breach. ” reads the data breach notification. million customers.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?

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Adam Levin

MAY 26, 2020

Over 25 million user logins and passwords from a popular math app are being offered for sale on the dark web following a data breach. ShinyGroup, a hacking group notorious for selling compromised data, announced that they had breached Mathway in January 2020.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. Multiple security firms soon assigned the hacking group the nickname “ Scattered Spider.” 9, 2024, U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The machine had full disk encryption and it's not known whether the thief was ever actually able to access the data. Is this a data breach? So, someone did that 167 million times, dumped the data and shared it on a popular hacking forum. Not hacked: Gravatar was not hacked.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Another day another illustrious victim of the data breach, the popular question-and-answer website Quora suffered a major data breach that exposed 100 million users. The company is notifying the incident to the affected users and reset their passwords as a precautionary measure, it also reported it to law enforcement.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

A hacker has leaked the usernames and passwords of nearly 23 million players of Webkinz World on a well-known hacking forum. . ZDNet has obtained the data dump with the help of experts from the data breach monitoring service Under the Breach who also noticed the data leak. ” reported ZDNet.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2019

Poshmark, a social commerce marketplace where people in the United States can buy and sell new or used clothing, shoes, and accessories, disclosed a data breach. On August 1, the US social commerce marketplace Poshmark disclosed a data breach. The company is in the process of notifying U.S. ” states the company.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

They are often unaware of the risks they take on, which can include hacking, fraud, phishing, and more. According to Forbes, “the first half of 2018 was marked by an increase in API-related data breaches, with the 10 largest companies reporting the loss of 63 million personal records.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

Yahoo is continuously trying to settle a lawsuit on the massive data breach over the period of 2013 to 2016. million for the settlement of 3 billion hacked accounts. million settlement with millions of people whose email addresses and other personal information were stolen in the largest data breach in history”.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Linus Larsson , the journalist who broke the story, says the hacked material was uploaded to a public server during the second half of September, and it is not known how many people may have gained access to it. ” It remains unclear whether the stolen RDP credentials were a factor in this incident.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

Due to the large number and various types of unique documents, it is difficult to estimate the number of people exposed in this breach. There was no need for a password or login credentials to access this information, and the data was not encrypted. SecurityAffairs – hacking, US municipalities). What’s Happening?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Network Solutions, one of the world’s biggest domain registrars, disclosed a data breach that impacted 22 million accounts. Network Solutions , one of the world’s biggest domain registrars, disclosed a data breach that may have impacted 22 million accounts, no financial data was exposed. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 5, 2024

Data Breaches: The base of AI is that it collects information online to generate content. Unsurprisingly, hackers can use it to illegally collect confidential information, like financial and personal data. Companies no longer have to react to data breaches, scams, and hacks.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 18, 2021

The Blackbaud data breach was the largest health care-related incident of 2020, impacting an estimated two dozen providers and well over 10 million patients. Now, 2,565 patients of addiction treatment center Alina Lodge are being notified that their data was compromised during the massive vendor incident more than a year ago.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

By engaging third-party experts to simulate real-world hacks, companies can proactively uncover potential weaknesses and address them promptly. Nazdan Penetration testing provides valuable insights into a system’s security posture, allowing companies to fortify their defenses and protect investor data from malicious actors.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S. X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Hackers published data on 3.2 million users lifted from DriveSure data on the Raidforums hacking forum late last month. While security pros consider bcrypt a strong encryption technique relative to older methods such as MD5 and SHA1, it is still vulnerable to brute-force attacks depending on the password strength.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2018

Air Canada data breach – The incident was confirmed by the company and may have affected 20,000 customers (1%) of its 1.7 The data breach of the day is the one suffered by Air Canada that may have affected 20,000 customers (1%) of its 1.7 ” reads the data breach notification. 22-24, 2018.

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