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Over 25 billion email address and phone numbers available on dark web and Putin hacking British Power Network
Precisely speaking, the heading is related to two different articles with different stories. The first one goes as follows: According to a study conducted by Digital Shadows Photon research team, and their report dubbed “Account Takeover in 2022,” about 25 billion email addresses and phone numbers, along with an equivalent number of credit card details […]
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
First is the news related to Russian hackers infiltrating an email account of a British Member of Parliament to steal intelligence. According to the sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, threat actors, probably funded by Kremlin, hacked the email account of Stewart McDonald via a spear-phishing act. The MP belonging to the Scottish National Party (SNP) […]
Data of 700 million LinkedIn users leaked and put for sale on Dark Web
LinkedIn is back in news for failing to protect its user data from hackers and this time the issue is serious as data of over 700 million of its 756 million has leaked and put for sale on the dark web. However, the professional website denies all such media claims and stated that the newly […]
Apps sharing precise location data details of about 200 smartphones across the US
An investigation conducted by the renowned news resource ‘The New York Times’ has found that some apps such as GasBuddy and The Weather Channel are amongst 75 companies which are sharing the precise location data of more than 200 million smartphone users across the United States. New York Times claims that the details are being […]
Equifax Cyber Attack faces a lawsuit from Canada Citizen
In September 2017, Equifax disclosed that a cyber attack on its database has exposed sensitive info of more than 143 million of its American consumers. The leaked data includes social security numbers, driver licenses, and phone numbers as well. Daniel Thalheimer, 46, a citizen of Duncan, Canada has now filed a class action lawsuit against […]
Security Info of Britain Queen leaked onto Dark Web!
Top Secret Security Information of Britain’s Queen was found to be circulating on the dark web since last week. And as per the sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, the info could have been leaked from a memory stick which was found on a street near to Heathrow Airport. Law enforcement officials have launched an investigation […]
Hackers steal 2 million customer details from CEX via Cyber Attack
A cyber attack launched by some hackers hailing from Briton is said to have leaked customer details of more than 2 million CEX customers. The details include personal info like names, email addresses, contact numbers and some financial data which include encrypted credit card details. CEX which sells second-hand mobile phones, games and electronics said […]
Poor cloud security practices led to the leak of RNC Voter Database
Cloud Security practiced carelessly is said to have led to the leak of RNC Voter database. A researcher from the UpGuard Cyber Risk team confirmed this news and also stated that the leak could have been prevented if proper cyber security skills were practiced. UpGuard research discovered that Republican National Committee’s voter database info which […]
A synopsis of this week’s Cyber Attack news!
Last Friday, the entire world was left astonished when all news headlines stated that a global cyber attack was launched by a group of hackers from North Korea affecting over 200,000 computers in over 150 nations. The ransomware attack targeted computers and digital networks operating in Russia, China, Japan, UK, France, US and Asia and […]
