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Bangabandhugrandmaster.com, a website dedicated to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s ideas and life, has suffered a major data breach. The breach happened on May 20, 2024, when a significant amount of user data was exposed.
The Bangabandhugrandmaster.com data breach revealed an SQL file with detailed information about 94,000 users. The exposed data includes sensitive personal information like names, phone numbers, email addresses, Facebook IDs, photos, occupations, institutions, dates of birth, addresses, and passwords.
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The hacker who caused the breach has shared some data samples to prove their claim. This data includes real user information, showing how much data was compromised. The leaked file is in .SQL format, which means the hacker has obtained the entire database BCSI report reads.
To mitigate BCSI urges to take immediate steps to change passwords for Bangabandhugrandmaster.com and other accounts with the same password, to enable two-factor authentication for enhanced security, to monitor bank and credit card statements for any unusual activity, to be cautious with emails and messages asking for personal information.
Prior to that, BCSI reported that hackers target Bangladeshi many WordPress based e-commerce sites for their illegal activities. Getting access they are now offer to sell the taken access on the dark web. A close inspection of the data indicate that Bangladeshi Cash on delivery (COD) sites and Redirect payment methods are mostly targeted by the cyber criminal. With 17,293 all-time orders, 1,206 orders in April, and 460 orders in May, these shops are prime targets due to the volume of transactions and the potential value of the data involved.
In another report, BCSI said, A hacker is selling a $1000 exploit that targets SonicWALL SSL-VPN systems. This exploit supposedly lets attackers get around two-factor authentication (2FA) and access records from the RADIUS base, which can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information.
BSCI reported, according to Shodan search, there found 199 IP using SonicWall SSL-VPN on various organization in Bangladesh but may have more, they may be the target point of the bad actors if cant take stern action to secure.
