Data Breach

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2023
AT&T is notifying millions of customers of data breach after a third-party vendor hack

AT&T is warning some of its customers that some of their information was exposed after the hack of a third-party vendor’s system. AT&T is notifying millions of customers that some of their information was exposed after a third-party vendor was hacked. CPNI is information related to the telecommunications services purchased by the customers, including the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 10, 2023
BMW exposes data of clients in Italy, experts warn

Cybernews researchers discovered that BMW exposed sensitive files that were generated by a framework that BMW Italy relies on. Original post at: https://cybernews.com/security/bmw-exposes-italy-clients/ Hackers have been enjoying their fair share of the spotlight by breaching car manufacturers’ defenses. The latest Cybernews discovery showcases that popular car brands sometimes leave their doors open, as if inviting […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2023
Acer discloses a new data breach, 160 GB of sensitive data available for sale

Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer discloses a data breach after a threat actor claimed the hack of the company. Recently a threat actor announced the availability for sale of 160 GB of data allegedly stolen from the Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer. The threat actor announced the hack on a popular cybercrime forum, he claims […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2023
Hatch Bank data breach caused by the exploitation of the GoAnywhere MFT zero-day

Fintech platform Hatch Bank disclosed a data breach, hackers exploited a recently discovered zero-day in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT secure file-sharing platform. Hatch Bank is a fintech firm that provides services to other fintech companies. The company disclosed a data breach and revealed that the attackers have exploited a recently discovered zero-day vulnerability in the company’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2023
Credential Stuffing attack on Chick-fil-A impacted +71K users

American fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A reported that the accounts of over 71K users were compromised as a result of a credential stuffing campaign. The American fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A notified over 71K users that their accounts have been compromised in a credential stuffing campaign that lasted at least two months. Upon discovering the attack, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2023
Play Ransomware gang has begun to leak data stolen from City of Oakland

The Play ransomware gang has finally begun to leak the data stolen from the City of Oakland in a recent attack. The Play ransomware gang has begun to leak data they have stolen from the City of Oakland (California) in a recent cyberattack. Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2023
Retailer WH Smith discloses data breach after a cyberattack

Retailer WH Smith disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack, threat actors had access to access company data. Retailer WH Smith revealed that threat actors have breached its infrastructure and had access to the data of about 12,500 current and former employees. The company immediately launched an investigation into the incident with the help […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2023
GunAuction site was hacked and data of 565k accounts were exposed

Hackers compromised the website GunAuction.com, a website that allows people to buy and sell guns, and stole users’ data. Hackers have compromised GunAuction.com, a website that allows people to buy and sell guns, TechCrunch reported. The attackers have stolen sensitive personal data from more than 550,000 users. Compromised customers’ data include full names, home addresses, email […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2023
Satellite TV giant Dish admitted that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack

Satellite TV giant Dish Network has confirmed that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack, it also disclosed a data breach. Satellite TV giant Dish Network finally admitted that the recent outage was caused by a ransomware attack. The American satellite broadcast provider went offline on February 24, 2023, the outage impacted Dish.com, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2023
LastPass: hackers breached the computer of a DevOps engineer in a second attack

Threat actors hacked the home computer of a DevOp engineer, they installed a keylogger as part of a sophisticated cyber attack. Password management software firm LastPass disclosed a “second attack,” a threat actor used data stolen from the August security breach and combined it with information available from a third-party data breach. Then the attackers […]