data leak
Iran pays millions to stop data leak related to banks
Recent reports reveal a complex and contentious cyber conflict involving Iran. On one side, Iran faces allegations of orchestrating ransomware attacks on various U.S. federal facilities through a group known as Fox Kitten. On the other, it has been reported that the Iranian government may have paid millions to a different hacking group to prevent […]
How to prevent social media data leak
In today’s digital landscape, maintaining an active presence on social media platforms has become imperative for staying informed about societal trends, current events, and entertainment. However, the looming threat of data breaches often deters many from fully engaging on these platforms. In this article, we’ll delve into the practicalities of social media data leaks and […]
Bank Account details of about 280m Indian Citizens exposed on the web
A Security researcher named Volodymyr Diachenko aka Bob is claiming to have access to over 280m bank account records of Indian Citizens and warned that the data exposure could lead to an information disaster, if the Indian government led by Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narender Modi Ji doesn’t take it on a serious note. Going […]
Surveillance data of Chinese citizens put online by hackers
All these days, we have seen countries and governments screeching about cyber attacks and data thefts conducted by Chinese hackers. But now, a hacker online has claimed that he/she is ready to sell about 23 terabytes of data for 10 bitcoins or $246,000 appx. The hacker named ‘ChinaDan’ also notified those interested that the information […]
Ericsson serious about the data breach and data leak to media
Ericsson, the Sweden-based Telecom Company that was involved in the 2019 money laundering case with a terrorist organization, seems to be serious about some of the internal documents being leaking to Swedish and international news outlets. According to a highly placed source the senior level management of the company is miffed with the reports claiming […]
Data of US Car company leaked in a Cyber Attack
DriveSure, a subsidiary of Krex Inc has stuck in a data controversy where hackers have leaked details related to millions of US Drivers stolen from the database. As per the details to Cybersecurity Insiders, the details were siphoned from a database on December 7th,2020 and was leaked on a hacking forum this week as the […]
US Firm says 110,000 Indian Aadhaar IDs are now available on Dark Web
US Cybersecurity firm Cyble claims that it has discovered a 90GB data dump on the dark web which contains details of more than 110,000 Indian National IDs in the form of Aadhaar details on the dark web. However, the company has clarified that the hackers could have gained the Aadhaar details from a non-governmental source […]
Top Cloud Security concerns are data leak and data loss
Synopsys Technologies, a California based Cybersecurity company has conducted a survey recently in association with our Cybersecurity Insiders and concluded that accidental data leak of credentials and data control topped as primary concerns in the minds of senior IT and security managers who were looking to reap in the benefits of cloud computing. The “2019 […]
IOC Indane leaks Aadhaar details of 6.7 million Indian Citizens
A security researcher named Baptiste Robert has claimed that he has access to sensitive data of over 6.7 million Indian citizens after he hacked the database of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) which stored the Aadhaar details of its users. Indane happens to be the second largest gas supplier in India after Hindustan Petroleum (HP). It […]
Data of 14.8 million 500px users leaked in 2018
Canada based online photography community ‘500px’ has disclosed on Wednesday that its users have to reset their passwords due to a data leak which took place last year. The online photographic firm says that hackers gained access to partial user data from July 5th last year and could have accessed sensitive info such as usernames, […]
