Timing Attacks on WhatsApp, Signal, and Threema can Reveal User Location
Researchers have identified a vulnerability that undermines location privacy for users of WhatsApp, Signal, and Threema. This report examines the …
How Fast Company’s Failure to Secure its Website Resulted in Apple News Profanity Two Days Later
Two days ago, on September 25th, Fast Company’s website was hacked and publicly defaced, with the hacker discussing the exploits on a hacking …
RansomHouse Cyber Gang Claims Ipca Laboratories as Latest Victim
RansomHouse, a cyber extortion gang that gained international notoriety in June with the breach of AMD, has now announced another well-known victim …
Yanluowang Ransomware Group Claims Cisco Systems as Latest Victim
Yanluowang ransomware group has just claimed Cisco Systems as its latest victim. We have analyzed the file tree sample provided by Yanluowang to …
Twitter Now Acknowledges Security Bug That Exposed Data from 5.4+ Million Accounts
Last month we were the first to report on a breaking data security incident involving Twitter and a database compiled from 5.4 million accounts that …
Verified Twitter Vulnerability Exposes Data from 5.4 Million Accounts
A verified Twitter vulnerability from January has been exploited by a threat actor to gain account data allegedly from 5.4 million users. While …
New China Data Leak Exposes Former President Obama and Other Foreign Nationals Who Visited Shanghai (44m Records)
Hot on the heels of the largest database in Chinese history with 1 billion records leaked, a new Chinese database of visiting foreign nationals is …
RansomHouse Extortion Group Claims AMD as Latest Victim
Update: AMD has acknowledged the potential breach and has provided us with a statement. RansomHouse, a relatively new data-extortion cybercrime group, …
Hacker Leaks Database Claiming to be from LendingTree
A threat actor has released a large database on a popular hacking forum that allegedly came from LendingTree.com. We have analyzed the data and …
Is Telegram Sharing User Data with Government Agencies?
Telegram’s website states that a disclosure of user data to government agencies “has never happened.” However, a recent …
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs Data Leaked on Dark Web
A few weeks ago we first reported on the Quantum ransomware gang claiming the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs as a victim. A spokesperson for …
Quantum Ransomware Gang Claims Florida Dept. of Veterans Affairs as Latest Victim
Update: The Director of Communications for the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs has commented on the situation, posted below. The well-known …