100 Million Accounts Hacked on Russia’s Largest Social Networking Site VK.com
HEROIC validated today a data breach of over 100 million accounts hacked associated with Russia’s largest social networking site VK.com (formerly known as VKontakte).
Category: Data Breach
68 Million Dropbox User Accounts Hacked and Released to the Internet
68 Million Dropbox User Accounts Hacked and Released to the Internet Cloud storage platform falls victim to data breach hackers. Today, HEROIC.com obtained and validated a data breach of over 68 million accounts associated with online cloud storage platform Dropbox. The 5GB database containing 68,680,741 accounts was stolen by hackers and later released to the […]
Over 33 Million QIP.ru Accounts Hacked
Today, HEROIC obtained and validated a data breach of over 33 million accounts associated with Russian instant messaging platform QIP.RU.
Yahoo Announces Hack of 500 Million Users — The Largest Hack in History
Yesterday, Yahoo announced to the world that 500 million customer credentials were hacked back in 2014 — making it the largest hack in history. The announcement comes after a renowned hacker named “Peace” said that he was selling a Yahoo database of over 200 million credentials back in August for just over $1,800.
Humans Suck At Cybersecurity
As businesses continue to spend upwards of $120 billion on advanced cybersecurity solutions each year ($170 billion projected to be spent by the year 2020) to protect information and sensitive data, it becomes increasingly more disappointing to see how many breaches and leaks are reported in the news. The sad reality is there is a […]
4 Most Dangerous Online Scams to Watch Out For in 2024
We all may know the classic scams like the Nigerian prince asking for money or the window that pops up saying you won $100 dollars. While those scams are certainly still around, cybercriminals are coming up with even more sophisticated scams. As the internet evolves, cybercriminals are creating scams to go along with it. We […]
272K Ledger Users: Database Leak Exposes Personal Data
Ledger’s database that stores the personal information of thousands of customers has just been published for the whole world to see. Ledger is the largest cryptocurrency hardware wallet company that allows users to manage, store, and sell cryptocurrency. This recent leak of information is the result of a data breach Ledger suffered in June. The […]
16 Billion Passwords Exposed: The Biggest Credential Leak on Record?
Cybernews has confirmed the 16 billion passwords breach, The cybersecurity landscape is grappling with what experts are now calling the largest credential exposure event on record. A trove of over 30 newly surfaced databases, primarily sourced from advanced infostealer malware such as RedLine, Raccoon, Vidar, and Lumma, includes billions of plaintext records containing login credentials, […]
FBI Warns of Scattered Spider’s Expanding Attacks on Airlines Using Social Engineering
The FBI has put the aviation world on notice: Scattered Spider, the same crew that paralyzed casinos last year, is now infiltrating airline networks by fooling help-desk agents into approving fraudulent multi-factor-authentication changes. How the intrusions unfold Attackers pose as pilots, contractors, or managed-service staff and phone support desks with urgent requests. Help-desk staff are […]
Aha! Data Breach Exposes Over 26,000 Customers: Here’s What We Know
In early October 2024, Aha! (Aronson Hecht Agency) — a digital marketing firm in New Jersey — confirmed a data breach impacting more than 26,000 user accounts. The company is known for helping clients grow via web design, search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, and more. Unfortunately, their rapid growth coincided with a lapse in security, […]
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