Data Breach

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2021
Volvo Cars suffers a data breach. Is it a ransomware attack?

Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo Cars revealed that has suffered a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of R&D data. Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo Cars revealed that threat actors have stolen R&D data from its systems. In 2010, Volvo Cars became a subsidiary of the Chinese manufacturer Geely Holding Group, which confirmed that it “has become […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2021
Microsoft Vancouver leaking website credentials via overlooked DS_STORE file

CyberNews researchers discovered a Desktop Services Store (DS_STORE) file left on a publicly accessible web server that belongs to Microsoft Vancouver. Original post @ https://cybernews.com/security/microsoft-vancouver-leaking-website-credentials-via-overlooked-ds-store-file/ The metadata stored on the file led the researchers to several WordPress database dumps, which contained multiple administrator usernames and email addresses, as well as the hashed password for the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2021
Panasonic confirmed that its network was illegally accessed by attackers

Panasonic disclosed a security breach after threat actors gained access to its servers storing potentially sensitive information. Japanese electronics giant Panasonic disclosed a security breach after threat actors gained access to some servers of the company containing sensitive data. The company discovered the intrusion on November 11 and immediately launched an investigation, which is still […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2021
Biopharmaceutical firm Supernus Pharmaceuticals hit by Hive ransomware during an ongoing acquisition

Biopharmaceutical company Supernus Pharmaceuticals discloses a ransomware attack, the Hive ransomware claims to have stolen company data. Biopharmaceutical company Supernus Pharmaceuticals confirmed it was the victim of a data breach after a ransomware attack that hit the firm last in Mid-November. The Company states that the security breach did not impact its operations, it notified […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2021
Several GoDaddy brands impacted in recent data breach

Recently disclosed data breach impacted several of its brands, including Domain Factory, Heart Internet, Host Europe, Media Temple, tsoHost and 123Reg. Recently GoDaddy has disclosed a data breach that impacted up to 1.2 million of its customers, threat actors breached the company’s Managed WordPress hosting environment. Threat actors compromised the company network since at least […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2021
New GoDaddy data breach impacted 1.2 million customers

GoDaddy suffered a data breach that impacted up to 1.2 million of its managed WordPress customer accounts. GoDaddy discloses a data breach that impacted up to 1.2 million of its customers, threat actors breached the company’s Managed WordPress hosting environment. Threat actors compromised the company network since at least September 6, 2021, but the security […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2021
Utah Imaging Associates data breach impacts 583,643 patients

Utah-based radiology medical center Utah Imaging Associates discloses a data breach that impacted 583,643 former and current patients. Utah Imaging Associates (UIA) discloses a security breach, on September 4, 2021 the company claims to have detected and blocked a cyber attack. The healthcare provider promptly secured its infrastructure with the help of a specialized third-party […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2021
California Pizza Kitchen discloses a data breach

American pizza chain California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) suffered a data breach that might have exposed personal information of its employees. American pizza chain California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) suffered a data breach, the company has already notified employees whose personal information might have been exposed. According to a data breach notification sent to the impacted employees, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2021
Adult cam site StripChat exposes the data of millions of users and cam models

The popular adult cam site StripChat has suffered a security breach, the personal data of millions of users and adult models leaked online. The popular adult cam site StripChat has suffered a security breach that resulted in the leak of the personal data of millions of users and adult models. The security breach was discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2021
Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed

Costco Wholesale Corporation discloses a data breach, threat actors had access to customers’ payment card information. Retail giant Costco Wholesale Corporation notified its customers of a data breach that might have exposed their payment card information. Data was allegedly exposed while customers were shopping at one of its stores. Costco discovered the security breach after […]