Category Archives: personal data theft

Warner Music Notifies Customers of Web-Skimming Attack; Personal and Financial Data Potentially Viewed by Cybercriminals

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US-based multinational entertainment and record label Warner Music Group has disclosed a web-skimming attack that may have let cybercriminals steal customers’ personal and financial data. According to a data breach notification submitted with Californi… Continue reading Warner Music Notifies Customers of Web-Skimming Attack; Personal and Financial Data Potentially Viewed by Cybercriminals→

Capitol One to Pay $80 Million Fine After 2019 Data Breach

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Capital One Financial Corp has agreed to pay an $80 million penalty after the bank suffered a massive data breach that affected more than 100 million customer records in July 2019. The breach was the result of an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket that housed … Continue reading Capitol One to Pay $80 Million Fine After 2019 Data Breach→

Interior Design Platform Confirms Data Breach after Data of 1.3 Million Users is Posted Online

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Havenly, the online interior design and home decorating platform has disclosed a data breach after a data breach broker leaked 1.3 million user records for free on a popular hacking forum. ShinyHunters, a well-known seller of stolen data breach records… Continue reading Interior Design Platform Confirms Data Breach after Data of 1.3 Million Users is Posted Online→

Cash Advance Service Dave.com Reports Data Breach

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Digital banking and cash advance app Dave has reported a data breach after a bad actor published a database containing personal information of 7.5 million users on a public hacking forum. According to a data breach memo, “a malicious party recent… Continue reading Cash Advance Service Dave.com Reports Data Breach→

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

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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→

Data on 600,000 Email.it users for sale on dark web after email provider refuses to pay bounty

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Email.it, an Italian email provider, has recently confirmed that it was breached, confirming suspicions raised after an announcement posted by the NN Hacking Group on its Twitter account on April 5. Data stolen is said to contain private information on… Continue reading Data on 600,000 Email.it users for sale on dark web after email provider refuses to pay bounty→