Data Breach

Pierluigi Paganini November 06, 2017
Paradise Papers were the result of the hack of external attackers

Most of the Paradise Papers came from offshore legal firm Appleby, which confirms the leak came from a hack on its network and no insiders were involved. The Paradise Papers is a collection of more than 13.4 million financial documents leaked online that has shed light on how major figures in the world of business, politics, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2017
2014 Data Breach – 46.2 Million Malaysian Mobile phone numbers leaked online

46.2 Million Malaysian Mobile phone numbers leaked online, authorities confirmed data were stolen from government servers and databases at a dozen telcos. Millions of Malaysians have been affected by a major data breach, hackers have accessed 46.2 million cellphone accounts after they broke into government servers and databases at a dozen telcos in the country. Considering that the population […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2017
Basetools underground hacking forum breached, hacker demands $50K ransom

Basetools underground hacking forum was breached, hackers demand a $50K ransom to avoid sharing stolen data, including admin identity, with law enforcement. A hacker that goes online with the Twitter handle mat (@0xScripts) has breached a popular underground hacking forum and he is threatening to share the stolen archive to the law enforcement if the administrators […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2017
Hackers broke into the celeb London Bridge Plastic Surgery clinic

The celeb London Bridge Plastic Surgery clinic confirmed in a statement that it has been the victim of a cyber attack. The story I’m going to tell you shows the risks of cyber attacks to users’ privacy, a plastic surgery clinic frequented by celebrities suffered a security data breach. The clinic is the London Bridge Plastic […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2017
Offshore Legal Firm Appleby Hacked, financial details of rich clients is set to be released

The Financial details of some of the world’s richest people are set to be published after the Offshore Legal Firm Appleby suffered a data security incident. A new financial data leak made the headlines, financial details of clients of an offshore a legal firm is set to be published. The news was reported on Wednesday by a British newspaper, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2017
APNIC Whois-related problem led to accidental exposure of authentication data

APNIC Deputy Director General Sanjaya confirmed that Whois data were accidentally exposed online included authentication details. The Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) is a non-profit organization that provides Internet addressing services in the Asia-Pacific region. The APNIC made the headlines because it was informed about a Whois-related security incident that led to the exposure of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2017
Whole Foods Market confirms that nearly 100 locations were affected by card breach

According to the Whole Foods Market, crooks may have stolen payment cards at taprooms and full table-service restaurants at nearly 100 locations. At the end of September, the Amazon-owned grocery chain Whole Foods Market notified customers a security breach. According to the security breach notification issued by the company, cybercriminals were able to gain unauthorized access to […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2017
South Africa – About 30-million identity numbers and other personal and financial information leaked online

South Africa – About 30-million identity numbers and other personal and financial information leaked online, it is the largest data leak in the country. About 30-million identity numbers and other personal and financial information had been hacked and leaked online, it could be the biggest data breach suffered by the South Africa. The data breach was discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 17, 2017
Cyberespionage group stolen Microsoft vulnerabilities DB back in 2013

Another day, another news about a clamorous data breach, this time the Reuters agency revealed that Microsoft suffered a major security breach back in 2013. According to five former employees, hackers broke into the company vulnerabilities and bug reports database, but the news was never disclosed. The former employees explained that Microsoft addressed all the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2017
Pizza Hut notifies card breach while users have already reported fraudulent transactions

Pizza Hut U.S. notified customers over the weekend a “temporary security intrusion” on PizzaHut.com that exposed payment card and contact information. Pizza Hut U.S. notified customers over the weekend a “temporary security intrusion” on PizzaHut.com, the security breach might have exposed payment card and contact information. The popular restaurant chain notified users via email, according to Pizza […]