Data Breach Affects Millions of Dating App User Records
Security researchers from cybersecurity firm Wizcase discovered misconfigured databases leaking millions of records belonging to five dating service providers in the U.S. and East...
DXC’s Xchanging Subsidiary Falls Prey to Ransomware Attack
Xchanging, DXC Technology’s subsidiary and an Australian based IT services provider rendering services to insurance companies, reportedly experienced a ransomware attack. According to its...
NSA Issues Guidelines on Securing Virtual Private Networks
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) issued a set of guidelines on securing IPsec (IP security) and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) against potential cyberthreats....
Hacker Infiltrates 22,900 Unsecured MongoDB Databases to Demand Ransom
An unknown hacker took control of over 22,900 unsecured MongoDB databases that were left online without password protection, a number that accounts for roughly47%...
Was it Stuxnet 2.0? Cyberattack on Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Facility
A fire broke out at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on July 2, 2020. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) spokesman Behruz Kamalvandi, said...
Massive Data Breach Exposes PII of 99,000 V Shred Customers and Trainers
Security research firm vpnMentor reported that fitness brand V Shred suffered a data breach that exposed the personally identifiable information (PII) of 99,000 of...
