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What Did We Learn From a Global Pandemic?
If just a year ago remote work was an attractive but not always achievable option, nowadays it’s the new reality. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, we had to rearrange the way we work, learn, and even have fun. We... Read more
Stolen Remote Logins Drop in Price on the Dark Web as Supply Grows
The simple principles of supply and demand are also valid when it comes to seedy dark web marketplaces, it seems. Security researchers discovered that the price of stolen remote desktop protocol (RDP) logins is... Read more
Unprotected Dating Service Database Leaks Personal Data
Another exposed database on an online server was leaking the personal data of its users. The database in question belonged to a dating website was running on an Elastisearch server and was not password-protected. The... Read more
Stolen Fortnite Accounts Are Making Millions for Cybercriminals
Despite the latest tensions between Epic Games and Apple, Epic's Fortnite is still a seemingly bottomless gold mine. However, the game is generating a lot of money not just for Tim Sweeny and his company but also for... Read more
Warning: Not All Zoom Invitations Can Be Trusted
With the global Covid-19 pandemic still in full swing and millions of people working from home, technology has become even more important for keeping in touch and staying connected, both with family members and with... Read more
Online Design Platform Canva Abused by Hackers for Phishing
Bad actors, especially those focusing on scams and phishing emails, have been shifting their focus on exploiting cloud services and online tools for their campaigns. After a rise in phishing emails using content... Read more
Thousands of Players Upset After Michigan Lottery Password Reset
Some lottery players in Michigan were disgruntled to find their accounts inaccessible after the state lottery pushed a site update in mid-August 2020. The website of the lottery implemented a new security update on... Read more
Tech Company Garmin Pays Millions After Ransomware Attack
Garmin, a brand associated with a lot of different GPS systems and sports equipment, reportedly paid millions of dollars of ransom after hackers infected its systems with ransomware in late July 2020. According to... Read more
Qbot's New Version Can Hijack Email Threads
The online threat landscape is a very peculiar place. It shifts and changes all the time, and we see new names come in while old ones drop out every single day. In light of all this, you might expect that a malware... Read more
Watch Out for the 'Fix Incoming Email Issues' Email Aimed at Outlook Users
Unfortunately, emails that try to trick you into giving away your login credentials have become so common, that they are now a part of our everyday online existence. Most of these campaigns are not incredibly... Read more
Here We Go Again: Experian Responsible for a Data Breach That Affects 24 Million
As it turns out, you don't always need to breach an organization's security in order to gain unauthorized access to a vast trove of information. Experian, a multi-national credit reporting bureau, proved that... Read more
Emails and Passwords of Millions of Flaticon and Freepik Users Have Been Exposed
You can learn a lot about a company's attitude towards security in the wake of a data breach. You can see how it handled it in the past, how it's dealing with it at the moment, and how far in the future it casts its... Read more
235 Million Accounts of Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Users Have Been Exposed
On August 1, Comparitech's security researchers found a database that held tons of personal information and was accessible from anywhere in the world without any form of authentication. Led by Bob Diachenko, the team... Read more
Another Day, Another Healthcare Data Breach: Adit Left 3.1 Million Patients' Records Exposed
Putting millions of people's data in a poorly configured database is a mistake that far too many organizations make. When the exposure is found, however, the people at fault must ensure that the problem is properly... Read more
350 Million Emails Have Been Found in a Bucket That Might Have Been Exposed Since 2018
When you enter your email address in a registration form, are you really sure where it will end up? The answer is 'no, you're not.' You might think that only the service provider you're creating an account with will... Read more
HBO, Netflix, Twitch, and YouTube Warn About an Increase in Scams
Yesterday, Forbes published the list of the best-paid actors of 2020. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson tops it with total earnings of just under $90 million. You might be wondering why we're posting these statistics on this... Read more
ProctorU Disclosed a Major Data Breach That Might Have Leaked the Passwords of Over 440,000 People
In response to an Australian student magazine by the name of Honi Soit, ProctorU announced on Twitter that it has suffered a data breach. Later, the provider of proctoring solutions for online exams issued an official... Read more
What Is the Meow Bot and How Can Strong Passwords Help Protect Yourself Against It?
In early-July, a team of security researchers led by Bob Diachenko discovered a database full of 1.2TB of personal user information. It contained anything from emails and plaintext passwords to names, physical... Read more
