Data Breach

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2017
Hacked password service Leakbase shuts down, someone suspects it was associated to the Hansa seizure

LeakBase, an online service that provided paid access to leaked credentials, was shut down over the weekend, what has happened? LeakBase, an online service that provided paid access to leaked credentials, was shut down over the weekend and started redirecting to the data breach notification website HaveIBeenPwned. We understand many of you may have lost some […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2017
PayPal-owned company TIO Networks data breach affects 1.6 million customers

PayPal confirmed that one of the companies it owns, TIO Networks, suffered a security breach, that affected 1.6 million customers. PayPal confirmed that one of the companies it owns, TIO Networks, suffered a security breach, hackers have accessed servers that stored information for 1.6 million customers. The company TIO Networks was recently acquired by PayPal for […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2017
The Shipping Giant Clarkson has suffered a security breach

Clarkson, one of the world’s largest providers of shipping services publicly disclosed a security breach. Clarkson confirmed the  hackers may release some of the stolen data, it hasn’t provided further details due to the ongoing law enforcement investigation. The information disclosed by the company suggests cyber criminals blackmailed the company requesting the payment of a ransom in […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2017
Kazakhstan-born Canadian citizen pleads guilty to 2014 Yahoo hack, he admits helping Russian Intelligence

The Kazakhstan-born Canadian citizen Karim Baratov (22) has pleaded guilty to massive 2014 Yahoo hack that affected three billion accounts. The Kazakhstan-born Canadian citizen Karim Baratov (22) (Kay, a.k.a Karim Taloverov, a.k.a Karim Akehmet Tokbergenov), has pleaded guilty to massive 2014 Yahoo data breach that affected three billion accounts. Karim Baratov was arrested in Toronto at his home by the Toronto Police […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2017
Top Secret US Army and NSA documents left exposed on Amazon S3 bucket

The experts from the security firm UpGuard have discovered another S3 bucket containing documents from INSCOM, that is a joint US Army and NSA agency. A couple of weeks ago sensitive data from the US Army’s CENTCOM and PACOM divisions was exposed on an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket, experts from the security firm UpGuard found terabytes of US military social media […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2017
Bulletproof 360 website was hacked. Personal and financial data exposed

The website of the coffee vendor Bulletproof 360 was infected with a malware that stole customers’ financial and personal data. The firm Bulletproof 360, Inc. manufactures coffee and tea products, and dietary supplements for upgrading mind and body. It serves customers online, as well as through stores in the United States and internationally. The company […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2017
Imgur was hacked in 2014, 1.7 million user accounts were compromised

Imgur, the popular image sharing service, confirms email addresses and passwords were stolen in a security breach occurred in 2014. Are you an Imgur user? News of the day it that the popular image sharing service Imgur was hacked in 2014, the incident was confirmed by the company a few days after Uber admitted to have concealed […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2017
Firefox will notify users who visit sites that suffered a data breach

Mozilla developer revealed the Firefox browser will soon include a new feature to notify users who visit sites that suffered a data breach Firefox browser is going to introduce a new security feature to make the users’ experience online more secure, it will warn users if they visit websites that have experienced data breaches. The news was […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2017
U.S. charges Iranian state-sponsored hacker over ‘Game of Thrones’ HBO hack

US Department of Justice charged the Iranian computer expert Behzad Mesri of ‘Games of Thrones’ HBO Hack, he also worked with the Iranian Military. The United States charged the Iranian computer expert Behzad Mesri of ‘Games of Thrones‘ HBO Hack. On Tuesday, the man was charged with stealing scripts and plot summaries for ‘Games of Thrones’. The Manhattan US attorney Joon Kim […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2017
Unbelievable: Uber concealed data breach that exposed 57 Million records in 2016

Unbelievable: Uber concealed data breach that exposed 57 Million records in 2016 and paid hackers to delete stolen records. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced on Tuesday that hackers broke into the company database and accessed the personal data of 57 million of its users, the bad news is that the company covered up the hack […]