Adam Levin

JULY 10, 2020

2020 is on the path to becoming a record-breaking year for data breaches and compromised personal data. A recent article released by cybersecurity and antivirus firm Bitdefender shows that 8.4 billion records have already been exposed, and that’s only accounting for the first quarter of 2020. MGM Resorts (10.6

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The website, and publisher of books, courses and articles for web developers, SitePoint discloses a data breach that impacted 1M users. SitePoint is an Australian-based website, and publisher of books, courses and articles for web developers. The company has disclosed a data breach and notified its users via email.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2022

The company disclosed a data breach after threat actors have access to a limited subset of data stored in a compromised database. Exposed data includes emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords. The company is urging all users to immediately reset account passwords and log out of all devices connected to its service.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 19, 2017

For the last 4 years, I've also run a free service called Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) which aggregates data breaches and presently contains about 4.8 million people presently subscribe to those notifications and I've had up to 3 million people visit the site in a single day after a major data breach.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

I've become more familiar with this sector over recent years due to the frequency with which it's been suffering data breaches that have ultimately landed in my inbox. i'm also the creator of the data breach aggregation service known as "have i been pwned". Well, almost nothing.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

It's those credentials that are then sold in the stealer logs and later used to access the victim's accounts, which is the second exploitation. Eventually, data like Alice's ends up in places like this Telegram channel and from there, it enables further crimes. So, that's where the data has come from.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2022

million customers have had their user accounts compromised in credential stuffing attacks. Credential stuffing is the automated injection of stolen username and password pairs in to website login forms, in order to fraudulently gain access to user accounts. Using a forum or social media account to send phishing messages or spam.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The targeted system contained customer names, phone numbers, and email addresses among other customer account metadata, including system logs for one customer. Scammers often try to take advantage of data breaches. And if there is anything important, we will update this article.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Ride-hailing giant Uber has confirmed that it is responding to a cybersecurity incident as reports emerge that the firm has suffered a significant network data breach forcing it to shut down several internal communications and engineering systems. Attacker announces Uber breach through compromised Slack account.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Okta has revealed details about a recent breach which exposed files belonging to customers. As we explained in our article about 1Password being a victim of this breach, it’s normal for Okta support to ask customers to upload a file known as an HTTP Archive (HAR) file. Check the vendor’s advice.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 19, 2022

5 Data Breach Trends to Anticipate This Year. In its recent annual Data Breach Industry Forecast, credit reporting agency Experian made five predictions for cybercrime and data breach trends to expect this year. Here are five data breach and cybercrime trends to anticipate this year.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2022

So, if you download a malicious file on your local device, there’s a route from there to your business’ cloud—where it can access, infect, and encrypt company data. article for tips to keep you safe. According to Palo Alto Networks , most known cloud data breaches start with misconfigured IAM policies or leaked credentials.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2021

LinkedIn has formally denied that the recently disclosed data leak was caused by a security breach, data were obtained via web scraping. LinkedIn has issued a formal statement to deny that the recent leak that exposed the account details of more than 500 million of its registered users was caused by a security breach.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 16, 2023

LifeLock Data Breach Compromises Thousands! Recently, thousands of Norton LifeLock customer accounts were compromised in a data breach. Credential stuffing is a type of data breach where hackers use previously stolen lists of information, such as usernames and passwords, to gain unauthorized access to accounts.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

With the ever-present threat of data breaches, organizations need to adopt best practices to help prevent breaches and to respond to them when they occur to limit any damage. And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 21, 2020

The idea was that by fingerprinting devices used to connect to the internet we could achieve better accountability. Fingerprinting is considered a necessary practice to fight challenges such as fake accounts and the misuse of internet services. The more information they store, the higher the risk of a data breach.

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Identity IQ

APRIL 10, 2024

AT&T Data Breach: How to Know If Your Information Has Been Exposed IdentityIQ More than 51 million people have had their personal information compromised in the recent AT&T data breach. The exposed data has been found on the dark web , a place where cybercriminals buy and sell leaked personal information.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 20, 2023

CommScope, a network infrastructure company based in North Carolina with more than 30,000 global employees, has suffered a data breach and leak following an apparent ransomware attack last month.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2023: A Year of Record-Breaking Data Breaches IdentityIQ This past year has been an eye-opening year in the realm of digital security. Data breaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identity theft cases. Breaches cripple businesses, harming their reputations as well as their finances.

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Graham Cluley

AUGUST 17, 2023

Security researchers have identified that a widespread LinkedIn hacking campaign has seen many users locked out of their accounts worldwide. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Someone leaking, stealing or selling account information can cause a sudden influx of spam emails. They send more messages when they know the account is active and possibly interested. Leaked email: Companies or third-party vendors put email address security at risk when they experience data breaches. Report and Delete.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape CISA Releases Malware Analysis Report on RESURGE Malware Associated with Ivanti Connect Secure Unboxing Anubis: Exploring the Stealthy Tactics of FIN7’s Latest Backdoor Advancements in delivery: Scripting with (..)

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

If left unaddressed, it could lead to data breaches, downtime, and financial loss. Statistics show that 80% of data breaches seem to be caused by misuse of privileged account access (Forrester study). Managing privileged access to internal resources is a challenge for organizations worldwide.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Until being contacted by this reporter on Monday, the state of Vermont had at least five separate Salesforce Community sites that allowed guest access to sensitive data, including a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that exposed the applicant’s full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, email, and bank account number.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

Credential stuffing is the automated use of collected usernames and passwords to gain fraudulent access to user accounts. Billions of login credentials have landed in the hands of hackers over the past several years as a result of data breaches. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

Credential stuffing is a cyberattack in which exposed usernames and passwords are used to gain fraudulent access to user accounts through large-scale, automated login requests. To read this article in full, please click here Attackers are asking: What does it look like to make a legitimate request? How can we emulate that?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Treasury Sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm and actor over federal agency breach tied to Salt Typhoon EU privacy non-profit group filed complaints against TikTok, SHEIN, AliExpress, and other Chinese companies U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Notably, 2024 was unprecedentedly precarious with the second largest in history National Public Data breach and the biggest healthcare data breach to date with the massive attack on Change Healthcare. Religious and cultural taboos should be taken into account to prevent alienation of your audiences in the new market.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 5, 2022

million past and present customers of its investment services, as names, brokerage portfolio values and account numbers were compromised in a data breach. To read this article in full, please click here In an SEC filing made on Monday, Cash App parent company Block, Inc., said that it was working to contact roughly 8.2

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

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SecureList

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Every year is abundant with major data leaks, biggest data breaches and hacks drawing massive media attention (such as Medibank and Optus data breach, Twitter data breach, and Uber and Rockstar compromise in 2022 and in T-Mobile , MailChimp and OpenAI in 2023).

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Identity IQ

JUNE 15, 2021

Volkswagen Group of America has revealed a data breach impacting more than 3.3 million customers after a vendor exposed unsecured data online. A small number of records included additional data like dates of birth, Social Security numbers and account numbers. Monitor your bank and other financial accounts.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2024

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

Last year, 4,518 data breaches were reported," researchers from Flashpoint said in a new report. billion credentials and personal records, ranging from account and financial information to emails and Social Security numbers." To read this article in full, please click here Threat actors exposed or stole 22.62

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