Tag: data breach
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...
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%...
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...
Data Breach Affects 384,319 BMW Customers in the U.K.
KELA, a darknet intelligence firm discovered that a hacker group “KelvinSecurity” compromised the personal information of 384,319 BMW customers in the U.K. and put...
PII of Thousands of Users Exposed in Multi-Stage Bitcoin Scam
Threat intelligence firm Group-IB discovered personal records of thousands of users from the U.K., the U.S., South Africa, Spain, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and other...
GDPR Data Breach Notifications Rise by 66% Across Europe
A survey by multinational law firm Linklaters revealed that GDPR-related data breach notifications across European countries have increased by 66%, compared to the first...