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Latest News: Data Breaches

Cl0p, the Russian cybercrime group responsible for the recent MOVEit hack, has continued to add to its list of alleged victims. Several new entities have been added, including public and private companies, state and local governments, universities, and other organizations. As part of its malicious

Husain Parvez Published on 21st July 2023

Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password protected database that contained approximately 2.3 million records. Upon further investigation, it became clear that these records were associated with multiple dating applications contained in a

Jeremiah Fowler Published on 17th July 2023

HCA, a prominent US healthcare company, has recently announced an alarming data breach that may have affected approximately 11 million patients. The disclosure followed an incident where a cybercriminal posted a message on a well-known cybercrime forum asserting possession of the pilfered data and

Keira Waddell Published on 14th July 2023

Last week, a notorious group of cyber criminals, known as ALPHV or BlackCat, made an announcement on their website declaring their successful acquisition of 70 terabytes of internal documents from the Barts Health NHS Trust. The predominantly Russian-speaking gang has issued a serious ultimatum,

Husain Parvez Published on 12th July 2023

The research team at Niebezpiecznik (a Polish security blog) uncovered the hack that stole messages, call logs, and locations intercepted by a widely used phone monitoring app. LetMeSpy published a notice stating that the incident occurred on June 21, and “as a result of the attack, the

Husain Parvez Published on 3rd July 2023

The cyberattacks targeting the popular MOVEit file transfer software have escalated into one of the most significant data breaches in recent years, affecting over 130 organizations and potentially compromising the personal information of millions of individuals. The ongoing campaign, leveraging

Zane Kennedy Published on 30th June 2023

According to the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE), sensitive personal information belonging to approximately 45,000 students was compromised as hackers gained unauthorized access to documents stored on the MOVEit Transfer server. This compromised data includes Social Security

Husain Parvez Published on 29th June 2023

Following a cyberattack on Reddit in February, the BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware gang has threatened to release 80GB of stolen data. The breach was disclosed by Reddit on February 9th, stating that it occurred on February 5th as a result of an employee falling victim to a phishing attack. In a

Keira Waddell Published on 20th June 2023

US and British cybersecurity officials have issued a warning about an emerging surge of cyber-intrusions targeting the MOVEit file transfer software. MOVEit is widely used by corporations to securely exchange highly sensitive data, making it a valuable target for cybercriminals. The breaches have

Zane Kennedy Published on 12th June 2023