Data Breach

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2020
Belden discloses data breach as a result of a cyber attack

Belden, the manufacturer of networking and cable products, disclosed a data breach, threat actors have stolen employee and business information. The manufacturer of networking and cable products Belden disclosed a data breach, the company revealed that attackers gained “unauthorized access and copying of some current and former employee data, as well as limited company information […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2020
The North Face website suffered a credential stuffing attack

Retail giant The North Face has reset the passwords for some of its customers in response to a successful credential stuffing attack. Outdoor retail giant The North Face has forced a password reset for a number of its customers following a successful credential stuffing attack that took place on October 8th and 9th. Credential stuffing attacks involve botnets […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2020
ShinyHunters hacked Pluto TV service, 3.2M accounts exposed

A hacker has shared 3.2 million Pluto TV user accounts on a hacking forum for free, he claims they were stolen by ShinyHunters threat actor. Pluto TV is an American internet television service, it is an advertiser-supported video on demand (AVOD) service that primarily offers a selection of programming content through digital linear channels designed to emulate the experience of […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2020
Vertafore data breach exposed data of 27.7 million Texas drivers

Vertafore announced that information of 27.7 million Texas drivers has been exposed in a data breach caused by a human error. Vertafore announced that information of 27.7 million Texas drivers has been accidentally exposed due to a human error. The company disclosed this security breach this week, data was stored on an unsecured external storage […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2020
46M accounts were impacted in the data breach of children’s online playground Animal Jam

The popular children’s online playground Animal Jam has suffered a data breach that affected more than 46 million accounts. Animal Jam is a safe, award-winning online playground for kids created by WildWorks. Kids aging 7 through 11 can play games, personalize their favorite animal, learn fun facts, and so much more. Animal Jam currently has […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2020
Prestige reservation platform exposes millions of hotel guests

Millions of hotel guests worldwide were impacted by a data leak caused by a misconfigured S3 bucket used by Prestige Software’s Cloud Hospitality. Researchers at Website Planet discovered a misconfigured S3 bucket used by the Prestige Software’s Cloud Hospitality that exposed millions of hotel guests worldwide. The reservation system Prestige Software’s “Cloud Hospitality” allows operators […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2020
Luxottica data breach exposes info of LensCrafters and EyeMed patients

A data breach suffered by Luxottica has exposed the personal and health information of patients of LensCrafters, Target Optical, and EyeMed. Luxottica Group S.p.A. is an Italian eyewear conglomerate and the world’s largest company in the eyewear industry. As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2020
20 million Bigbasket user records available on the dark web

Bigbasket, a prominent online grocery store in India, allegedly suffered a data breach, details of over 20 million people available in the darkweb. Grocery e-commerce website Bigbasket has allegedly suffered a data breach, according to cyber intelligence firm Cyble, the details of over 20 million people available in the darkweb. BigBasket was founded by Alibaba […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2020
Hackers stole credit card data from JM Bullion online bullion dealer

JM Bullion, the leading online bullion dealer in the United States, has disclosed a data breach, hackers stole customers’ credit card information. JM Bullion, the online retailer of products made of precious metals (i.e. gold, silver, copper, platinum, and palladium) has disclosed a data breach. JM Bullion has sent a ‘Notice of Data Security Incident‘ to its […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2020
UK ICO fines hotel chain giant Marriott over data breach

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office fined US hotels group Marriott over the 2018 data breach that affected millions of customers worldwide. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced it has fined Marriott ÂŁ18.4 million ($23.5 million) for multiple data breaches suffered by the company since 2018 that exposed the personal information of its customers. “The ICO has fined […]