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Cisco Systems data breach 2022

Yanluowang Ransomware Group Claims Cisco Systems as Latest Victim

August 10, 2022 by Alex Lekander

Yanluowang ransomware group has just claimed Cisco Systems as its latest victim. We have analyzed the file tree sample provided by Yanluowang to …

Twitter data breach

Twitter Now Acknowledges Security Bug That Exposed Data from 5.4+ Million Accounts

August 5, 2022 by Alex Lekander

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 …

Twitter data breach 2022

Verified Twitter Vulnerability Exposes Data from 5.4 Million Accounts

July 21, 2022 by Alex Lekander

A verified Twitter vulnerability from January has been exploited by a threat actor to gain account data allegedly from 5.4 million users. While …

China Data Leak passports

New China Data Leak Exposes Former President Obama and Other Foreign Nationals Who Visited Shanghai (44m Records)

July 6, 2022 by Alex Lekander

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 Leak Breach

RansomHouse Extortion Group Claims AMD as Latest Victim

June 27, 2022 by Alex Lekander

Update: AMD has acknowledged the potential breach and has provided us with a statement. RansomHouse, a relatively new data-extortion cybercrime group, …

LendingTree Data Breach

Hacker Leaks Database Claiming to be from LendingTree

June 21, 2022 by Alex Lekander

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 …

Telegram privacy user data government

Is Telegram Sharing User Data with Government Agencies?

June 16, 2022 by Alex Lekander

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 leak

Florida Department of Veterans Affairs Data Leaked on Dark Web

June 6, 2022 by Alex Lekander

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 …

Florida Department of Veterans Affairs Ransomware Quantum FDVA

Quantum Ransomware Gang Claims Florida Dept. of Veterans Affairs as Latest Victim

May 27, 2022 by Alex Lekander

Update: The Director of Communications for the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs has commented on the situation, posted below. The well-known …

DuckDuckGo browser microsoft trackers

DuckDuckGo Browser Allows Microsoft to Track Users Thanks to Confidential Agreement

May 26, 2022 by Alex Lekander

DuckDuckGo seems to be in hot water with its users, this time over a clear and intentional violation of privacy. The blowback has been swift with many …

CTemplar Email Shutting Down

CTemplar Email Shutting Down – Can No Longer “Guarantee Security” of Accounts

May 3, 2022 by Alex Lekander

Update: The owner of CTemplar has offered further clarification for the reason why CTemplar is shutting down. The explanation has been added to the …

T Mobile Breach Identity Theft

T-Mobile Users Affected by 2021 Data Breach at Risk of Identity Theft and Fraud

March 3, 2022 by Alex Lekander

T-Mobile suffered a major data breach in August 2021 that affected the private data of 53+ million users. Today, we are seeing reports of identity …

Surfshark Bought By Nord Security

Surfshark to Merge with Nord Security, Will Continue to Operate Independently

February 2, 2022 by Alex Lekander

Consolidation is nothing new in the VPN world. Today, the spotlight is on Surfshark merging with Nord Security, which is the parent company of …

Lockheed Martin breach USB

In Targeted Attack, Hacker Group Claims to Have Breached Lockheed Martin via Malicious Holiday Gifts

January 31, 2022 by Alex Lekander

Earlier this month the FBI issued a cybersecurity alert to US businesses about Eastern European ransomware gangs sending out malicious USB drives. …

ABFRL Hack

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (ABFRL) Hacked — All Data Leaked Online

January 11, 2022 by Alex Lekander

One of the largest fashion and retail outlets in the world has been breached by a high-profile hacking group that goes by the name of ShinyHunters. …

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