Data Breach

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2017
The US Vice President Mike Pence’s personal AOL account was hacked

The US Vice President Mike Pence’s personal AOL account was hacked, once again politics were breached due to wrong security posture. Pence has been harshly criticized after the discovery that he used his personal AOL account for Government issues. In 2016 attacker who compromised the Pence’s account sent out emails to his contacts saying he had been […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2017
Boeing notified 36,000 employees following an accidental data leak

A Boeing employee inadvertently leaked the personal information of 36,000 co-workers late last year, the aerospace giant is notifying them the incident. The aerospace giant Boeing notifies 36,000 employees following an accidental data leak. A company employee inadvertently leaked the personal information of his co-workers late last year, the man sent by email a company […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2017
Roberts Hawaii tour company hacked, credit card and personal info exposed

The tour company Roberts Hawaii is warning its customers about a security breach that may affect people who purchased tours and other services on its website. Did you visit the Hawaii in last year? The tour company Roberts Hawaii is warning its customers about a data breach that may affect people who purchased tours from July […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2017
Carder forum claims 150 million logins for sale from CloudBleed case

The carder forum CVV2Finder claims to have more than 150 million logins from several popular services, including Netflix and Uber. The carder forum CVV2Finder claims to have more than 150 million logins, from several popular services, including Netflix and Uber. The operators in the forum are offering the precious commodity to the VIP members. According to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2017
Cloudbleed flaw exposes sensitive data from millions sites behind CloudFlare

Cloudflare was leaking a wide range of sensitive information, including authentication cookies and login credentials, the flaw was dubbed Cloudbleed. The notorious Google security researcher, Tavis Ormandy, recently made and astonishing discovery, Cloudflare was leaking a wide range of sensitive information, including authentication cookies and login credentials, the flaw was dubbed Cloudbleed. “On February 17th 2017, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 16, 2017
Yahoo notifies users hackers are forging “cookies” to take over their accounts

Yahoo notifies users that hackers are forging “cookies” or files used in the authentication process to access their accounts, instead of stealing passwords Yahoo confirmed it was notifying some users of sophisticated cyber attacks aimed to compromise their accounts. The hackers are adopting hacking methods to forge “cookies” or files used in the authentication process, instead of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2017
Russian hacker Rasputin breaches over 60 Universities and Government Agencies

The Russian-speaking black hat hacker Rasputin, hacked systems of more than 60 universities and U.S. government agencies. According to the threat intelligence firm Recorded Future, a Russian-speaking black hat hacker, known as ‘Rasputin‘, hacked systems of more than 60 universities and U.S. Government agencies. We met Rasputin in December 2016, when he was offering for sale stolen login […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2017
Sports Direct hacked but it still hasn’t disclosed the breach to its staff

Sports Direct, the UK’s largest sports retail business, was hacked last year, and still hasn’t disclosed the incident to its staff. The Register confirmed that the Sports Direct, the UK’s largest sports retail business, was hacked last year, and still hasn’t disclosed the incident to its staff. In the autumn a hacker broke into the internal systems […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2017
Arby’s Restaurant Group confirmed a massive card breach hit its stores

Arby’s Restaurant Group, one of the largest fast food sandwich restaurant chains in the US, confirmed that its PoS systems had been breached by crooks. Hundreds of Arby’s Restaurants suffered a card breach, the Arby’s Restaurant Group is the second-largest quick-service fast-food sandwich restaurant chain in the US. Arby’s has more than 3,330 stores in the United States, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2017
ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2016, who is attacking us, and how?

ENISA has issued the annual ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2016, a document that synthesizes the emerging trends in cyber security The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) is an EU Agency composed of security experts that work with these states, public organizations and private groups to develop advice and recommendations on good practice […]