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 …
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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 …
DuckDuckGo Browser Allows Microsoft to Track Users Thanks to Confidential Agreement
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 – Can No Longer “Guarantee Security” of Accounts
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 Users Affected by 2021 Data Breach at Risk of Identity Theft and Fraud
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 to Merge with Nord Security, Will Continue to Operate Independently
Consolidation is nothing new in the VPN world. Today, the spotlight is on Surfshark merging with Nord Security, which is the parent company of …
In Targeted Attack, Hacker Group Claims to Have Breached Lockheed Martin via Malicious Holiday Gifts
Earlier this month the FBI issued a cybersecurity alert to US businesses about Eastern European ransomware gangs sending out malicious USB drives. …
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (ABFRL) Hacked — All Data Leaked Online
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. …