May 12, 2020

Dating app user logins found on hacking forum

3.5 million user logins for the MobiFriends dating app are being offered for free on a popular dark web hackers forum.

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April 22, 2020

309 million Facebook users’ phone numbers found online

First, 267m records were exposed & sold for 0.0002 cents each on the Dark Web. It was taken down but got reposted with yet more records.

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August 06, 2019

Fake Dell support rep admits to talking US colleges out of $874,000

His victims: UCSD and a Pennsylvania university. He hid out in Kenya for nearly 8 months before being nabbed.

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July 29, 2019

Russia targeted all 50 states in 2016 election, Senate report says

The Senate Intelligence Committee doesn't know what Moscow's intentions are, but Robert Mueller says they're still at it.

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June 24, 2019

Desjardins’ employee from hell spills 2.9m records

The leak, carried out by a since-fired rogue employee, affected 2.7 million people and 173,000 businesses - about 41% of its clientele.

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April 01, 2019

Microsoft slaps down 99 APT35/Charming Kitten domains

Court order in hand, Microsoft seized control of the hacker group's (which it calls Phosphorous) phishing sites.

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January 21, 2019

Attackers used a LinkedIn job ad and Skype call to breach bank’s defences

A Chilean Senator has taken to Twitter with alarming news – the company running the country’s ATM network suffered a serious cyberattack.

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September 13, 2018

Veeam leaves MongoDB database wide open, exposes 445m records

The data-management firm's customer database held names, email addresses, some IP addresses and more: a wealth of ammo for phishers.

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March 02, 2018

Don’t fall for fake iTunes and App Store messages

Apple posted a new guide with tips on distinguishing official emails from phishing attempts that are getting more convincing all the time.

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