Data Breaches Digest

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Data-Leaking Ransomware Attacks Tracked This Month

Data-Leaking Ransomware Attacks Tracked This Year

Wednesday, 10 February 2021

174,800 Streaming Account Details Stolen From 16 Million Malware Infected Computers For Sale On The Dark Web Are Worth $38 Million

NordVPN puts the price tag of stolen streaming subscriptions at $38 million

Posted by Dunkie at 21:00

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #darkweb, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware

KeepChange: Bitcoin Marketplace Suffers Data Breach Compromising Customers' Personal Information Forcing Disabled Withdrawal Requests

Bitcoin Marketplace Keepchange Suffers Data Breach - No Funds Stolen During the Incident

Posted by Dunkie at 20:45

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #finance, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware

RE/MAX Kelowna: Canadian Real Estate Agency Suffers "Conti" Ransomware Attack Resulting In Data Leaked On The Dark Web

British Columbian real estate agency sustains unusual ransomware attack

Posted by Dunkie at 20:30

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Labels: #canada, #conti, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #darkweb, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #PIPEDA, #ransomware

MNH: French Health Insurance Company's "RansomEXX" Ransomware Attack Results In IT Systems And Telephone Disruption

French MNH health insurance company hit by RansomExx ransomware

Posted by Dunkie at 20:15

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #finance, #france, #GDPR, #hacked, #healthcare, #infosec, #malware, #ransomEXX, #ransomware

Syracuse University: New York University Suffers Data Breach Exposing 9,800 Students', Alumni And Applicants' Personal Information

Syracuse University data breach exposes nearly 10,000 names, Social Security numbers

Posted by Dunkie at 20:00

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #education, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #newyork, #personallyidentifiableinformation, #PII, #US

Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Researcher Breaches 35 Companies Including Microsoft, Apple, PayPal, Shopify, Netflix, Yelp, Tesla And Uber In Supply Chain Attack

Researcher hacks over 35 tech firms in novel supply chain attack

Posted by Dunkie at 22:15

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Labels: #apple, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #microsoft

Barcode Scanner: Lavabird's Popular Android App Removed From Google Play Store After Infecting 10 Million Users With Malware Update

Android barcode scanner with 10 million+ downloads infects users

Posted by Dunkie at 22:00

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Labels: #android, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #google, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware

NHS: UK National Health Service Employees Targeted With 137,476 Phishing And Spam Emails In 2020

NHS Staff Hit by Almost 140,000 Malicious Emails in 2020

Posted by Dunkie at 21:45

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #GDPR, #hacked, #healthcare, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #phishing, #UK

AFTS: Seattle Utility Billing Company Suffers "Cuba" Ransomware Attack Compromising Washington Citizen's Personal Data

Kirkland Officials Aware Of Billing Vendor's Possible Data Breach

Posted by Dunkie at 21:30

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Labels: #cuba, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #ransomware, #US, #washington

U-Admin: Author Of Phishing Tool Used In More Than 1.5 Billion Attacks Against Financial Organizations Arrested In Ukraine

‘U-Admin’ Phishing Panel Author Arrested in Ukraine

Posted by Dunkie at 21:15

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #finance, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #phishing, #ukraine

Imobiliare: Romania's Largest Real Estate Portal's Unsecure Server Exposes 201,087 Clients' Personal Information

Romania’s biggest real estate portal suffers major data breach

Posted by Dunkie at 21:00

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #GDPR, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #personallyidentifiableinformation, #PII, #romania, #unsecure

Ness Digital Engineering: Israeli IT Services Provider Suffers "Ragnar Locker" Ransomware Attack

Ransomware targets Ness Digital Engineering, sparking concern in Israel

Posted by Dunkie at 20:45

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #israel, #malware, #ragnarlocker, #ransomware

CD Projekt Red: Polish Video Game Studio's "HelloKitty" Ransomware Attack Results In Source Code Leaked On Dark Web

CD Projekt Red game studio discloses ransomware attack, extortion attempt

Posted by Dunkie at 20:30

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #darkweb, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #GDPR, #hacked, #hellokitty, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #poland, #ransomware

Monday, 8 February 2021

Halifax: UK Bank's Customers Targeted With Fake 'New Paired Device' Phishing Campaign Stealing Online Banking Details

Halifax scam warning: Britons targeted by dangerous 'pairing' text message

Posted by Dunkie at 23:15

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #finance, #GDPR, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #phishing, #smishing, #UK

US Healthcare Providers Suffer "Conti" Ransomware Attack Resulting In Patients' Medical Records Leaked On Dark Web

Hackers post detailed patient medical records from two hospitals to the dark web

Posted by Dunkie at 23:00

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Labels: #conti, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #darkweb, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #florida, #hacked, #healthcare, #HIPAA, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #PHI, #ransomware, #texas, #US

Remote Desktop Protocol Attacks Increased By 768% In 2020 As Hackers Targeted Remote Workers With 29 Billion Detected Attacks

Big jump in RDP attacks as hackers target staff working from home

Posted by Dunkie at 22:45

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #RDP, #remotedesktopprotocol

UPMC: Pittsburgh Health System Suffers Third-Party Data Breach Exposing Over 36,000 Patients' Personal Health Information

Law Firm Data Breach Impacts UPMC Patients

Posted by Dunkie at 22:30

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #healthcare, #HIPAA, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #pennsylvania, #PHI, #protectedhealthinformation, #US

Florida Water Treatment System Suffers Cyber Attack Resulting In Attempt To Poison Water Supply By Raising Dangerous Chemical Levels

Hackers tried poisoning town after breaching its water facility

Posted by Dunkie at 22:15

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #florida, #hacked, #infosec, #malware, #US

3,279,064,312 Unique Pairs Of Clear Text Email Addresses And Passwords Leaked For Free On Hacking Forum From Multiple Data Breaches

Largest compilation of emails and passwords leaked for free on public forum

Posted by Dunkie at 22:00

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Labels: #COMB, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #password, #phishing, #ransomware

Global Data Breaches - January 2021

January 2021 saw another 82 Data Breaches reported which accounted for 878.1 Million Data Records reported compromised.

January's total amount of Data Breaches reported decreased by over 38% from last month, but the total amount of Data Records reported compromised increased by over 491% from last month.

The hardest hit sectors were Healthcare, Technology and Public Sector, with most breach types continuing to be Cyber Attack, Internal Error and Ransomware, accounting for over 70% of total Data Breaches reported this year.