Data Breach

Cybernews has uncovered a huge data leak at MC2 Data, a background check company, impacting many US citizens. MC2 Data and similar companies provide public records and background check services by collecting and analyzing data from various public sources, such as criminal records, employment history, family information, and contact details. …

Dell is investigating claims of a data breach after a threat actor leaked information on over 10,000 employees. “We are aware of the claims and our security team is currently investigating,” Dell told BleepingComputer. A hacker called “grep” claims that Dell suffered a “minor” data breach, stealing over 10,000 employee …

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler found a non-password-protected database with 780,000 records from FleetPanda, a tech provider for dispatch management. The database included invoices, driver applications, and images of licenses and background checks containing personal identifiable information (PII). A non-password-protected database held 780,191 documents, totaling 193 GB. The exposed files included …

Nigeria’s National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) fined Fidelity Bank ₦555.8 million for breaking customer data protection laws. Punch reported that Olatunji said the top bank violated Nigeria’s Data Protection Act and Regulation, resulting in a large fine of 0.1% of the bank’s 2023 revenue. Commissioner emphasized the importance of following …

A huge collection of passwords, containing almost ten billion unique passwords, was leaked on a popular hacking forum. The Cybernews research team warns that this leak could seriously endanger users who tend to reuse. Cybernews researchers found the biggest password collection with 9,948,575,739 unique passwords. It was posted as a …

There is a security flaw (CVE-2024-20399) in Cisco NX-OS Software that lets an attacker with local access execute commands as root on the affected device. The vulnerability is caused by not properly checking the arguments used in certain configuration CLI commands. An attacker can take advantage of this vulnerability by …

Indonesia’s temporary National Data Center (PDN) was attacked by ransomware last Thursday, leading to delays in airport immigration services and new student registration. The hackers are asking for an $8 million ransom, about Rp 131 billion, to give back the stolen data. The ransomware used in this incident is “Brain …

In a statement On Wednesday, 26 June 2024, team viewer said, “our security team detected an irregularity in TeamViewer’s internal corporate IT environment. We immediately activated our response team and procedures, started investigations together with a team of globally renowned cyber security experts and implemented necessary remediation measures. TeamViewer’s internal …

According to digital risk management firm Athenian Technology, BSNL, India’s state-owned telecom provider, suffered a significant data breach. A cybercriminal named “kiberphant0m” performed the attack, resulting in the exposure of a large amount of sensitive data. This puts millions of users at risk. Zee news reported, Kanishk Gaur, CEO of …

CISA warns that its Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) was hacked in January. Hackers used a webshell on the Ivanti device, which may have exposed important security assessments and plans. In March, The Record revealed that CISA had a breach after the Ivanti device was exploited, leading to two systems …