data breach
Hackers sell credit card info of Saint John Parking System on Dark Web
Credit Card Information of nearly 6000 people or even more related to Saint John Parking System could have been sold on the dark web in the past 18 months as reports are in that hackers have gained access to the said information by intercepting the parking database at some time 2 year ago. In December’18 […]
Cyber Attack on DHSS affects 100,000 Alaskan Households data
A cyber attack which targeted the database of the Department of Health and Social Services(DHSS), United States in April last year is reported to have affected more than 100,000 Alaskan Households says the latest statement released by DHSS. The statement adds that the health services provider has already started to send letters to each household […]
Marriott hotel discloses official Cyber Attack figures
Marriott hotel has finally made an official disclosure of what was stolen from the reservation system database of its business subsidiary Starwood Hotels last year. An official statement from the company says that over 383 million customer records were siphoned by the hackers in the said cyber incident. And the stolen info includes 25.55 million […]
Cyber Attack on all Top Politicians of Germany
In what appears to be one of the worst data breaches in the history of Germany, many German politicians, Journalist, and celebrities were targeted by a cyber attack early this week- which the German intelligence claims to be the act of its adversaries. The leaked data includes mobile numbers, email addresses, physical address and bills […]
Cyber Attack news for the day
1.) Ransomware attack on Luas website of Ireland is said to have impacted over 3,226 people who signed up for the company’s newsletter. The company says that no financial info of the impacted customers was compromised in the incident, but admitted that the attack could have impacted other details such as names, email ids, and […]
Important Information about Google+ APIs data breach
Cybersecurity Insiders has already reported about the Google+ data breach last year. And to prove the point further, here’s an email proof which the internet juggernaut is found mailing to its users in order to keep them informed about the cyber incident. Dear Google User, We are writing to inform you of a technical issue […]
Google + bug exposes 52.5 million Customer Information
Alphabet Inc. a subsidiary Google has decided to shut down its G+ services from April’19 as a result of a data breach which exposed info of more than 52.5 million of its customers. The firm claims that none of the leaked info which includes name, email, gender, and age was used by hackers or apps […]
British Airways data breach earns £9.4M to Russian Hackers
British Airways data breach which led to the information leak pertaining to 244,000 credit card details of customers is said to have earned £9.4M for Russian Hackers. Cybersecurity experts say that the hackers made money by putting the data sale on the dark web for just £6.94 – £38.58. Magecart, a Russia linked cybercriminal group […]
Almost all Banks in Pakistan become victim to Cyber Attack
The banking system in Pakistan took a nasty hit this week when an analysis made by Pakistan Computer Emergency Response Team aka Pak CERT revealed that data of more than 19,961 cards belonging to the customers of over 22 major banks in Pakistan were put on for sale on the dark web. According to the […]
Facebook users should better change their passwords
After the recent data breach disclosure by Facebook, the social media giant is urging its users to change the passwords of their respective accounts in order to avoid any kind of trouble or embarrassment in near future. It is believed that those users who are using the same facebook credentials on the photo app named […]
