Collaborate Disseminate
The threat actor known as ‘Sanix’ had terabytes of stolen credentials at his residence, authorities said. Continue reading Alleged Hacker Behind Massive ‘Collection 1’ Data Dump Arrested
In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new “megabreach” involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled “the largest collection of stolen data in history.” A subsequent review by KrebsOnSecurity quickly determined the data was years old and merely a compilation of credentials pilfered from mostly public data breaches. Earlier today, authorities in Ukraine said they’d apprehended a suspect in the case. Continue reading Ukraine Nabs Suspect in 773M Password ‘Megabreach’
2019 was a banner year for data exposures, with billions of people affected by cloud misconfigurations, hacks and poor security practices in general. Here’s the Threatpost Top 10 for data-breach news of the year, featuring all the low-lights. Continue reading Top 10 Breaches and Leaky Server Screw Ups of 2019
Gnosticplayers has released about 26 million records from what he said are breaches of six new companies. Continue reading Fourth Major Credential Spill in a Month Hits DreamMarket
Despite several threat actors stating they are behind a massive 773M credential dump, researchers believe they have found the real distributor. Continue reading ‘Collection #1’ Data Dump Hacker Identified
How many user credentials have fallen into the hands of criminals during a decade of data breaches? Billions, according to two recent discoveries. Continue reading Credential dump contains another 2.2 billion pwned accounts
Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast. Enjoy! Continue reading Ep. 016 – Email fraud, Android apps, Collection #1 and the 10 year challenge [PODCAST]
Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) has revealed a huge cache of breached email addresses and passwords, which it has named Collection #1. Continue reading Vast data-berg washes up 1.16 billion pwned records
Someone put together a massive list of 773 million unique email addresses and 21 million unique passwords. But there’s really no reason to panic. Continue reading The ‘Biggest EVER’ Collection of Hacked Passwords Is Not That Bad
Thousands of individual breaches make up the database, one of the largest troves of stolen credentials ever seen. Continue reading Cyber-Jackpot: 773M Credentials Dumped on the Dark Web