35-year long identity theft leads to imprisonment for victim

Sometimes the consequences of a stolen identity exceed anything you could have imagined. Matthew David Keirans, a 58-year-old former hospital employee has pleaded guilty to assuming another man’s identity since 1988. He was convicted of one count of making a false statement to a National Credit...

A week in security (June 19 - 25)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Microsoft Azure AD flaw can lead to account takeover 5 facts to know about the Royal ransomware gang Malwarebytes only vendor to win every MRG Effitas award in 2022 & 2023 UPS warns customers of phishing attempts after data accessed 6 tips for a cybersecure honeymo...

DNA testing service to pay $400k for data breach it ignored

By Habiba Rashid DNA Diagnostics Center DDC, a US-based DNA testing service suffered a data breach in November 2021, in which… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DNA testing service to pay $400k for data breach it ignored...

Biotech health care innovations meet security challenges

The level and speed of innovations taking place in the biotech industry are baffling. On the one hand, it makes us hopeful we can quickly reduce the number of illnesses and their consequences through technological advancement—saving thousands of lives. On the other, concerns about the application...

This Week in Security News: HR and Heritage Hacks

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, the details of 92 million accounts for MyHertitage were discovered on a private server outside of the company. Also, companies using service...

DNA Testing Service MyHeritage Leaks User Data of 92 Million Customers

Account data tied to 92 million users of the genealogy and DNA testing service MyHeritage were found on a third-party “private” server in a breach that exposed usernames and passwords of customers. The breach is the largest since last year’s Equifax leak of 147.9 million pieces of private data...

DNA testing website MyHeritage hacked; 92 million user accounts stolen

By Waqas MyHeritage, an Israeli DNA, and genealogy website has suffered a massive This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DNA testing website MyHeritage hacked; 92 million user accounts stolen...

MyHeritage Says Over 92 Million User Accounts Have Been Compromised

MyHeritage, the Israel-based DNA testing service designed to investigate family history, has disclosed that the company website was breached last year by unknown attackers, who stole login credentials of its more than 92 million customers. The company learned about the breach on June 4, 2018, aft...