$100M Botnet Scheme Lands Cybercriminal 8 Years in Jail

Aleksandr Brovko faces jail time after stealing $100 million worth of personal identifiable information (PII) and financial data over the course of more than 10 years. Continue reading $100M Botnet Scheme Lands Cybercriminal 8 Years in Jail

Data Breach: University of York Staff and Student Records Stolen in Third-Party Cloud Service Provider Ransomware Attack

Yesterday, the University of York disclosed a security incident that affected Blackbaud, a third-party service provider offering customer relationship management (CRM) tools for nonprofits and educational organizations. According to a data breach memo,… Continue reading Data Breach: University of York Staff and Student Records Stolen in Third-Party Cloud Service Provider Ransomware Attack

Data Leak on Online Gambling App puts Millions of Users at Risk of Cyber Attacks

A massive data leak discovered on the technical database of popular casino gambling app Cubillion exposed daily activities and personal identifiable information of millions of users, according to vpnMentor researchers. Housed on a misconfigured Elastic… Continue reading Data Leak on Online Gambling App puts Millions of Users at Risk of Cyber Attacks

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

Man Accused of Selling Personal Information of 65,000 UPMC Employees Arrested in Michigan

Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the individual who allegedly breached the human resource database of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in 2014 was arrested in Michigan. In a press release, the DOJ accuses Justin S… Continue reading Man Accused of Selling Personal Information of 65,000 UPMC Employees Arrested in Michigan

Fraudsters Set Up Shop on the Dark Web Promoting How-To Guides on Filing for Unemployment Benefits

In the past 3 months, more than 44 million Americans have filed for unemployment, and as local officials rush to provide benefits for jobless citizens, fraudsters are having a field day. Spikes in unemployment fraud have spread across the United States… Continue reading Fraudsters Set Up Shop on the Dark Web Promoting How-To Guides on Filing for Unemployment Benefits

Airbonne International Discloses Data Breach Affecting Thousands of Californians

Earlier this month, Arbonne, a multi-level marketing company advertising vegan skincare, cosmetics, and nutrition products, disclosed a data breach affecting 3,527 California residents. However, the total number of impacted individuals remains unknown,… Continue reading Airbonne International Discloses Data Breach Affecting Thousands of Californians

Home Chef Confirms Data Breach Incident Affecting 8 Million Customers

Meal kit services have been on popular demand during the lockdown phase of Covid-19. Earlier in the week, Home Chef confirmed a security incident that exposed the personal information of allegedly 8 million customers. The impacted data includes email a… Continue reading Home Chef Confirms Data Breach Incident Affecting 8 Million Customers

CAM4 Data Leak Exposes Personal Data of Millions of Users

The digital world is once again tainted by a highly sensitive data leak that puts millions of users at risk of blackmail attempts, identity theft and fraud. A team of security researchers led by Anurag Sen recently uncovered a leaky database from CAM4,… Continue reading CAM4 Data Leak Exposes Personal Data of Millions of Users

Tesla Data Leak: Pre-Owned Vehicle Infotainment Components Store Owners’ Personal Details and Passwords

According to white hat hacker GreenTheOnly, Tesla forgot to wipe personal information of customers from previously used infotainment and Autopilot hardware.The discovery came about after Green found and purchased four pre-owned Tesla components from Eb… Continue reading Tesla Data Leak: Pre-Owned Vehicle Infotainment Components Store Owners’ Personal Details and Passwords