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Weak Password Triggers Collapse Of 158-Year-Old UK Company, 700 People Left Jobless
The hackers gained unauthorised access to KNP's system, encrypting its data and restricting staff access to crucial business information.
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16 Billion Login Credentials Leaked in Massive Data Breach Impacting Apple, Google and More
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “mysterious database” comprising a staggering 16 billion login credentials, in what is being called one of the biggest data breaches in history. According to a report, it impacted some of the world’s biggest technology companies including Apple, Facebook, and Google, along with government portals fr...
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16 Billion Logins Stolen In Mega Data Breach Threatening Apple, Google And More
As per the researchers, 30 exposed datasets containing from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records each have been discovered.
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Adidas Warns Of Consumer Data Breach
German sportswear maker Adidas said on Friday an unauthorised external party had obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider albeit not passwords or credit card data.
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995 Crore Passwords Stolen In Biggest Data Breach Ever: Report
As per the researchers, the passwords have been leaked with the help of a mix of old and new data breaches.
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3Commas Tweaks Internal Security After Accounts of Some Users Were Compromised, Passwords Reset
Over the weekend, some user accounts of 3Commas were compromised and the passwords of these accounts were also changed — stirring speculations that the platform was breached by hackers. Upon internal investigation, 3Commas found that this hack only affected only a few user-accounts, and its operations on the otherwise large scale, remain safe and...
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LastPass Says Hackers Stole Customer Data, Encrypted Passwords in Breach That Occured in August
LastPass, a password management service, announced on Thursday that hackers stole encrypted copies of customer passwords and other sensitive data such as billing addresses, phone numbers and IP addresses. The announcement is the latest update from a breach that occurred in August.
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LastPass Faces Data Breach; Company Says No Passwords Taken: Details
LastPass, a password manager that is used by more than 33 million people, has been hacked after a hacker stole source code and proprietary information of the company. LastPass has said that it doesn’t believe any passwords were taken as a part of the breach.
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Twitter Breach Said to Have Exposed Anonymous Account Owners
A vulnerability in Twitter's software that exposed an undetermined number of owners of anonymous accounts to potential identity compromise last year was apparently exploited by a malicious actor, the social media company said Friday.
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RailTel Fixes Vulnerabilities Impacting Official Site, Email System
RailTel, the public sector enterprise that is known for providing Internet access at train stations in the country, has fixed a list of serious vulnerabilities impacting its official website. One of the issues could have allowed an attacker to hack email accounts.
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Google Assistant in Chrome Can Now Automatically Detect, Change Breached Passwords: Report
Google Assistant in Chrome is receiving a new security feature, which allows it to automatically detect and changed breached passwords.
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GoDaddy Security Breach Exposes 1.2 million WordPress Users' Data
GoDaddy said email addresses of up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had been exposed in an unauthorised third-party access.
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Data of Over Three Million CoinMarketCap Users Breached, Crypto-Tracker Acknowledges
The email ids of over three million CoinMarketCap users have been put up for sale on the dark web after being obtained unlawfully. The breached crypto-price tracking platform has however claimed that the passwords of these leaked emails are safe.
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Clubhouse Data of 1.3 Million Users Reportedly Being Sold Online, Company Refutes Claims of Breach
Clubhouse has reportedly become a victim to a massive data scraping as personal information of over 1.3 million users has been scraped from Clubhouse. The data is being sold online on a popular hacking forum. These details, in the hand of bad actors, could lead to targeted phishing, social engineering attacks, or even identity theft.
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NordPass Report Reveals Worst Passwords of 2020; ‘123456’, ‘password’, ‘iloveyou’ Are the Usual Suspects
A report by password manager NordPass reveals the 200 worst passwords of the year, details how many times they have been exposed, used, and the time it would take to crack them. ‘123456’ was the most commonly used password in 2020 and has been breached more than 23 million times, as per the report.
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Weak Password Triggers Collapse Of 158-Year-Old UK Company, 700 People Left Jobless
The hackers gained unauthorised access to KNP's system, encrypting its data and restricting staff access to crucial business information.
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16 Billion Login Credentials Leaked in Massive Data Breach Impacting Apple, Google and More
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “mysterious database” comprising a staggering 16 billion login credentials, in what is being called one of the biggest data breaches in history. According to a report, it impacted some of the world’s biggest technology companies including Apple, Facebook, and Google, along with government portals fr...
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16 Billion Logins Stolen In Mega Data Breach Threatening Apple, Google And More
As per the researchers, 30 exposed datasets containing from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records each have been discovered.
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Adidas Warns Of Consumer Data Breach
German sportswear maker Adidas said on Friday an unauthorised external party had obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider albeit not passwords or credit card data.
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995 Crore Passwords Stolen In Biggest Data Breach Ever: Report
As per the researchers, the passwords have been leaked with the help of a mix of old and new data breaches.
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3Commas Tweaks Internal Security After Accounts of Some Users Were Compromised, Passwords Reset
Over the weekend, some user accounts of 3Commas were compromised and the passwords of these accounts were also changed — stirring speculations that the platform was breached by hackers. Upon internal investigation, 3Commas found that this hack only affected only a few user-accounts, and its operations on the otherwise large scale, remain safe and...
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LastPass Says Hackers Stole Customer Data, Encrypted Passwords in Breach That Occured in August
LastPass, a password management service, announced on Thursday that hackers stole encrypted copies of customer passwords and other sensitive data such as billing addresses, phone numbers and IP addresses. The announcement is the latest update from a breach that occurred in August.
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LastPass Faces Data Breach; Company Says No Passwords Taken: Details
LastPass, a password manager that is used by more than 33 million people, has been hacked after a hacker stole source code and proprietary information of the company. LastPass has said that it doesn’t believe any passwords were taken as a part of the breach.
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Twitter Breach Said to Have Exposed Anonymous Account Owners
A vulnerability in Twitter's software that exposed an undetermined number of owners of anonymous accounts to potential identity compromise last year was apparently exploited by a malicious actor, the social media company said Friday.
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RailTel Fixes Vulnerabilities Impacting Official Site, Email System
RailTel, the public sector enterprise that is known for providing Internet access at train stations in the country, has fixed a list of serious vulnerabilities impacting its official website. One of the issues could have allowed an attacker to hack email accounts.
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Google Assistant in Chrome Can Now Automatically Detect, Change Breached Passwords: Report
Google Assistant in Chrome is receiving a new security feature, which allows it to automatically detect and changed breached passwords.
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GoDaddy Security Breach Exposes 1.2 million WordPress Users' Data
GoDaddy said email addresses of up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had been exposed in an unauthorised third-party access.
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Data of Over Three Million CoinMarketCap Users Breached, Crypto-Tracker Acknowledges
The email ids of over three million CoinMarketCap users have been put up for sale on the dark web after being obtained unlawfully. The breached crypto-price tracking platform has however claimed that the passwords of these leaked emails are safe.
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Clubhouse Data of 1.3 Million Users Reportedly Being Sold Online, Company Refutes Claims of Breach
Clubhouse has reportedly become a victim to a massive data scraping as personal information of over 1.3 million users has been scraped from Clubhouse. The data is being sold online on a popular hacking forum. These details, in the hand of bad actors, could lead to targeted phishing, social engineering attacks, or even identity theft.
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NordPass Report Reveals Worst Passwords of 2020; ‘123456’, ‘password’, ‘iloveyou’ Are the Usual Suspects
A report by password manager NordPass reveals the 200 worst passwords of the year, details how many times they have been exposed, used, and the time it would take to crack them. ‘123456’ was the most commonly used password in 2020 and has been breached more than 23 million times, as per the report.
