Bad Actors Target MongoDB Databases, Threatening to Contact GDPR Legislators Unless Ransom is Paid

Bad actors are targeting unsecured MongoDB servers, wiping their database and leaving ransom notes outlining threats to leak the stolen information and report owners for GDPR violations. According to Victor Gevers, the chairman of the international non… Continue reading Bad Actors Target MongoDB Databases, Threatening to Contact GDPR Legislators Unless Ransom is Paid

MongoDB Ransack – Over 33,000 Databases Hacked

Ah our favourite database in the news again, being hailed as the MongoDB Ransack a whole bunch of people have turned the insecure MongoDB default configuration into a ransom opportunity. They are deleting/stealing databases and soliciting bitcoin payments to return the data. With multiple actors doing the same stuff though it’s hard to know who…

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BeautifulPeople.com Leak Exposes 1.1M Extremely Private Records

So another data breach, and no surprise here, but another dating site. This time the BeautifulPeople.com Leak has exposed 1.1 million customer records, including 15 million private messages sent between users. Not so private now is it. And no surprise … Continue reading BeautifulPeople.com Leak Exposes 1.1M Extremely Private Records