Criminal record database of millions of Americans dumped online

A cybercriminal going by the names of EquationCorp and USDoD has released an enormous database containing the criminal records of millions of Americans. The database is said to contain 70 million rows of data. Post by USDoD on a breach forum The leaked database is said to include full names, date...

Dell Data Breach: Personal Information of 49 Million Customers Compromised due to latest API Abuse

Dell recently issued a notice regarding a data breach that occurred on May 9, which has reportedly affected over 49 million customers across the globe. According to a report by BleepingComputer, Dell initiated the distribution of notifications cautioning its customers that their personally...

Financial institutions ordered to notify customers after a breach, have an incident response plan

The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC has announced rules around breaches for certain financial institutions—registered broker-dealers, investment companies, investment advisers, and transfer agents— that require them to have written incident response policies and procedures that can be used...

Notorious data leak site BreachForums seized by law enforcement

BreachForums—probably the largest dark web marketplace for stolen data to be leaked and sold—has been seized by law enforcement. Now, both the regular and the TOR domain of BreachForums are plastered with a message telling visitors the site is now under control of the FBI. The FBI said BreachForu...

CVE-2024-31409 CyberPower PowerPanel business Incorrect Authorization

Certain MQTT wildcards are not blocked on the CyberPower PowerPanel system, which might result in an attacker obtaining data from throughout the system after gaining access to any device...

CVE-2024-34706 @valtimo/components exposes access token to form.io

Valtimo is an open source business process and case management platform. When opening a form in Valtimo, the access token JWT of the user is exposed to api.form.io via the the x-jwt-token header. An attacker can retrieve personal information from this token, or use it to execute requests to the...

Surfshark VPN Brings Data Breach Awareness with See-Through Toilet Campaign

By Waqas Surfshark pulls a unique stunt in London with a see-through toilet! This security campaign uses public discomfort to spark a conversation about online data privacy. Learn how Surfshark VPN can help you protect your information. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post:...

A week in security (May 6 – May 12)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Dell notifies customers about data breach DocGo patient health data stolen in cyberattack Desperate Taylor Swift fans defrauded by ticket scams Tracing what went wrong in 2012 for today’s teens, with Dr. Jean Twenge: Lock and Code S04E10 Last week on ThreatDown:...

Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies

Plus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers...

Europol Hacked? IntelBroker Claims Major Law Enforcement Breach

By Waqas Notorious hacker IntelBroker claims a major data breach at Europol. Allegedly, sensitive data including employee info, source code, and operational documents were compromised. Europol has yet to confirm the breach. Could this expose ongoing investigations and endanger law enforcement...

Dell notifies customers about data breach

Dell is warning its customers about a data breach after a cybercriminal offered a 49 million-record database of information about Dell customers on a cybercrime forum. A cybercriminal called Menelik posted the following message on the “Breach Forums” site: “The data includes 49 million customer a...

Dell Discloses Data Breach As Hacker Sells 49 Million Customer Data

By Waqas Dell has announced a data breach, while a hacker using the alias Menelik is selling 49 million Dell customer data on the notorious Breach Forums. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dell Discloses Data Breach As Hacker Sells 49 Million Customer Data...

IntelBroker Hacker Leaks Alleged HSBC & Barclays Bank Data

By Waqas Hackers claim to have breached a third-party contractor of HSBC and Barclays, stealing sensitive data including database files, source code, and more. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: IntelBroker Hacker Leaks Alleged HSBC & Barclays Bank Data...

DocGo patient health data stolen in cyberattack

Medical health care provider DocGo has disclosed in a form 8-K that it experienced a cybersecurity incident involving some of the company’s systems. As part of the investigation of the incident, the company says it has determined that the attacker accessed and acquired data, including certain...

Major UK Security Provider Leaks Trove of Guard and Suspect Data

By Deeba Ahmed Over 1.2 million records were exposed in a major data breach at UK security firm Amberstone. Learn the potential impact, what to do if affected, and how to stay secure. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Major UK Security Provider Leaks Trove of Guard and...

A week in security (April 29 – May 5)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: You get a passkey, you get a passkey, everyone should get a passkey Dropbox Sign customer data accessed in breach Watch out for tech support scams lurking in sponsored search results Psychotherapy practice hacker gets jail time after extorting patients, publishing...

CVE-2024-3500 ElementsKit Pro <= 3.6.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via Price Menu, Hotspot, and Advanced Toggle Widgets

The ElementsKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.0 via the Price Menu, Hotspot, and Advanced Toggle widgets. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute...

The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics

Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows the problems with giving companies your biometric data...

Psychotherapy practice hacker gets jail time after extorting patients, publishing personal therapy notes online

On October 30, 2020, I started a article with the words: “Hell is too nice a place for these people.” The subject of this outrage focused on the cybercriminals behind an attack on Finnish psychotherapy practice Vastaamo. Because it was a psychotherapy practice, the records contained extremely...

Dropbox Discloses Breach of Digital Signature Service Affecting All Users

Cloud storage services provider Dropbox on Wednesday disclosed that Dropbox Sign formerly HelloSign was breached by unidentified threat actors, who accessed emails, usernames, and general account settings associated with all users of the digital signature product. The company, in a filing with th...