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Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2020
Microsoft investigates claims that its GitHub account has been hacked

Microsoft confirmed that it is investigating claims that its GitHub account has been hacked after some of its files were leaked online. Microsoft launched an investigation into the claims that its GitHub account has been hacked. Recently some files allegedly stolen from the Microsoft Github account have been leaked online, and they appear to be […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2020
CAM4 adult cam site leaked 11B database records including emails, private chats

The popular adult live streaming website CAM4 exposed over 7TB of personally identifiable information (PII) of members and users. The popular adult live streaming website CAM4 exposed over 10.88 billion database records containing a total of 7TB of personally identifiable information (PII) of its members and users. The data leak is the result of the accidental exposure […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2020
India’s Jio Coronavirus symptom checker exposed test results

A security glitch in the self-test coronavirus symptom checker developed by India’s Jio cell network exposed test results. While Coronavirus was spreading worldwide, India’s largest cell network Jio, a subsidiary of Reliance, has developed a coronavirus self-test symptom checker, days before the Indian government imposed a local lockdown to prevent the outbreak. The app was […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2020
French daily Le Figaro leaks 7.4 Billion records

French daily Le Figaro database accidentally exposed online, the archive included roughly 7.4 billion records containing personal information of employees and users. French daily newspaper Le Figaro exposed roughly 7.4 billion records containing personally identifiable information (PII) of employees, reporters, and at least 42,000 users. The database was discovered by the Safety Detectives team of […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2020
COVID-19 – Neo-Nazis spread a list of credentials for Gates Foundation, NIH, and WHO employees

Nearly 25,000 email credentials allegedly from NIH, WHO, Gates Foundation and other organizations involved in the containment of COVID-19 pandemic are dumped online While the principal organizations engaged in the fight against COVID-19 are the targets of conspiracy theories, a data dump containing email credentials from the Gates Foundation, World Health Organization (WHO), Center for […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 19, 2020
Popular Webkinz World online children’s game hacked, 23M credentials leaked

ZDNet reported that a hacker has leaked 23 million credentials from the Webkinz World online children’s game. Webkinz are stuffed animals that have a playable online counterpart, www.webkinz.com, in “Webkinz World.” Webkinz were originally released by the Canadian toy company Ganz on April 29, 2005. Each Webkinz toy has an attached tag with a unique “Secret Code” printed on it […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2020
Hacker claims to have stolen 39 million Aptoide app store users

Hacker claims to have breached the Aptoide app store users early this month and now leaked 20 million records out of 39 million Aptoide user records. A hacker has leaked this week details of 20 million users of the Aptoide app store, the claims to have breached the store early this months and to be […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2020
4 Million Quidd account details shared on hacking forums

Quidd, an online marketplace for trading stickers, cards, toys, and other collectibles, discloses a data breach in has suffered in 2019. Quidd, the online marketplace for trading stickers, cards, toys, and other collectibles, discloses a data breach in has suffered in 2019, it is also recommending users to change their passwords. The details of around […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2020
Maze ransomware gang discloses data from drug testing firm HMR

The drug testing firm Hammersmith Medicines Research LTD (HMR), which performs live trials of Coronavirus vaccines, discloses a data breach. Hammersmith Medicines Research LTD (HMR), a London-based company that carries out clinical trials for new medicines and that is on standby to perform live trials of Coronavirus vaccines, has suffered a data breach. On March 21, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2020
Key Ring digital wallet exposes data of 14 Million users in data leak

vpnMentor researchers discovered that the popular digital wallet application Key Ring exposed data belonging to millions of users in a huge data leak. The digital wallet application Key Ring recently exposed information from its 14 million users. Key Ring is a mobile application that allows users to create a digital wallet on their devices and use […]