2020 is on Track to Hit a New Data Breach Record

We’re just halfway through the year, and 2020 is on track to set a new data breach record. The new year started off on the wrong foot, with the coronavirus wreaking havoc across the world, creating the perfect storm for cybercrime to flourish. Fr… Continue reading 2020 is on Track to Hit a New Data Breach Record

MongoDB is subject to continual attacks when exposed to the internet

On average, an exposed Mongo database is breached within 13 hours of being connected to the internet. The fastest breach recorded was carried out 9 minutes after the database was set up, according to Intruder. MongoDB is a general purpose, document-bas… Continue reading MongoDB is subject to continual attacks when exposed to the internet

5 Dating Apps Leak More than 1 Million User Profiles and Sensitive Information

This month, WizCase researchers discovered 5 separate data leaks of personal information belonging to dating app users in the US, Japan and South Korea. The data, which was easily accessed due to misconfigured and unsecure servers, included user inform… Continue reading 5 Dating Apps Leak More than 1 Million User Profiles and Sensitive Information

Voice recordings from domestic violence alerting app exposed on the internet

One the face of it, it sounded like a good idea. A smartphone app, disguised as a regular app delivering the top world, sports, and entertainment news, containing a secret feature that allows victims of domestic abuse to send a covert distress call for… Continue reading Voice recordings from domestic violence alerting app exposed on the internet

E-learning Platform Exposes Personal Information of Over 1 Million North American Students

Security researchers have recently discovered a leaky database belonging to the e-learning platform One Class, a remote learning tool that provides educational assistance and study guides to millions of North American students. Uncovered by vpnMentor r… Continue reading E-learning Platform Exposes Personal Information of Over 1 Million North American Students

Twitter Warns Paying Customers of Potential Data Leak

Twitter is warning paying customers of its advertising and analytics platforms in an email that it is “possible” others could have accessed their personal and financial information as a result of a bug. As reported by BBC News, Twitter lear… Continue reading Twitter Warns Paying Customers of Potential Data Leak

DDoSecrets thrown off Twitter after distributing 269GB BlueLeaks data dump

The activist group Distributed Denial of Secrets, perhaps better known by their shorter but clumsy moniker DDoSecrets, has been permanently banned from Twitter. The self-declared “transparency collective”, which published leaked and hacked … Continue reading DDoSecrets thrown off Twitter after distributing 269GB BlueLeaks data dump

Data Breach: Hacker Sells Over 1.3 Million User Records of Popular Stalker Online MMO Game on Dark Web Marketplace

This week, Cyber News researchers announced that cyber thieves are offering for sale more than 1.3 million user records from the free-to-play Stalker Online MMO game on dark web marketplaces. The data leak was discovered by the team overseeing the dark… Continue reading Data Breach: Hacker Sells Over 1.3 Million User Records of Popular Stalker Online MMO Game on Dark Web Marketplace