by Chad Bennett | Dec 22, 2020 | Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breach
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...
by Chad Bennett | Oct 26, 2020 | Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, hackers
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,...
by Chad Bennett | Oct 4, 2017 | Cybersecurity, Data Breach, hackers, Infographics
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...
by Chad Bennett | Sep 23, 2016 | Cybersecurity, Data Breach
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...
by Chad Bennett | Sep 8, 2016 | Data Breach, Security
Over 33 Million QIP.ru Accounts Hacked Second large Russian data breach released this week compromising millions across the world. Today, HEROIC obtained and validated a data breach of over 33 million accounts associated with Russian instant messaging platform QIP.ru....
by Chad Bennett | Aug 31, 2016 | Data Breach, Press Release
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....
