Nearly 800,000 Brazzers Porn Site Accounts Exposed in Forum Hack
Another day, another hack originating from poorly maintained vBulletin software. Continue reading Nearly 800,000 Brazzers Porn Site Accounts Exposed in Forum Hack
Category Archives: Troy Hunt
Are Data Breaches Becoming More Common?
Numbers from breach notification site Vigilante.pw indicates that data breaches really are becoming more frequent. Continue reading Are Data Breaches Becoming More Common?
What I’ve Learned About the Brokers Who Trade Passwords by the Millions
The shadowy world of data brokers. Continue reading What I’ve Learned About the Brokers Who Trade Passwords by the Millions
Hacked: Private Messages From Dating Site ‘Muslim Match’
Specialty dating site “Muslim Match” has been hacked. Nearly 150,000 user credentials and profiles have been posted online, as well as over half a million private messages between users.Security researcher Troy Hunt has added the data to his breach… Continue reading Hacked: Private Messages From Dating Site ‘Muslim Match’
Dating site that once faked being hacked is breached for real this time
BeautifulPeople.com, which once said it was hit by a virus as a marketing stunt, has had a real data breach affecting 1.1 million users. Continue reading Dating site that once faked being hacked is breached for real this time
Another Day, Another Hack: 7 Million Accounts for Minecraft Community ‘Lifeboat’
Security researcher Troy Hunt obtained data containing email addresses and passwords hashed with the weak MD5 algorithm. Continue reading Another Day, Another Hack: 7 Million Accounts for Minecraft Community ‘Lifeboat’
Millions more adult and dating website accounts for sale on dark web
A hacker on a dark web forum was offering 3.8 million email addresses and hashed passwords stolen from the porn site Naughty America for $300.
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The Rise of ‘Have I Been Pwned?’, an Invaluable Resource in the Hacking Age
From Ashley Madison to everyday breaches, Troy Hunt’s site tries to keep victims in the loop. Continue reading The Rise of ‘Have I Been Pwned?’, an Invaluable Resource in the Hacking Age