Data Breach

Cybersecurity expert, Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unsecured database containing almost 5 million records reportedly relating to Care1 — a Canadian company offering AI software solutions. He reported to VPN mentor that the publicly exposed database was unprotected, passwordless, and not encrypted, totaling 2.2 TB. It included records in PDF format …

Brain Cipher, a ransomware group that emerged in June 2024, claims to have stolen 1TB of data from Deloitte UK, but this has not been verified. Deloitte, a top professional services firm, is the newest victim listed on Brain Cipher’s dark web site. Hackers claim to have stolen over 1TB …

SL Data Services/Propertyrec, an information research provider exposes a non-password-protected database containing more than 600K records according to the security researcher Jeremiah Fowler. The dataset contains over 713 GB records including vehicle records, property ownership reports and court records. Jeremiah Fowler said, around 95% of the limited sample of documents …

According to ESET, Russia linked Ramcom exploit the two zero days of Mozilla FireFox and Microsoft Window addressed CVE 2024-9680, and 2024-49039. “In a successful attack, if a victim browses a web page containing the exploit, an adversary can run arbitrary code – without any user interaction required (zero click) …

Generally scanning a malicious QR code from an unknown source can be harmful. Cisco Talos research shows that many people underestimate potential threats. Anti-spam filters can’t detect QR codes in images, allowing many spam emails to go unnoticed. While only 1 in 500 emails contains a QR code, around 60% …

“Sarcoma” ransomware group attacked a well known Bangladeshi insurance company named “Popular life insurance company ltd”. The threat actor keeps an option to release the full data if their demand doesn’t meet up within 5 days. According to the threat actor, approximately 36 GB of data, including attachments and SQL …

US authorities have revealed a major cyberespionage campaign by hackers, targeting information from Americans in government and politics. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a joint statement on Wednesday that actors affiliated with Beijing had “compromised networks at multiple telecommunications companies”. In a statement …

Advertisement for selling the credentials of allegedly belonging to Indian government emails surfaced on the dark web marketplace. A hacker on a private forum claims that purchasing access to these government email accounts can make anyone willing to pay a few thousand rupees “become” a government officer. The forum post …

Interbank, a major financial institution in Peru, has confirmed a data breach after a hacker leaked stolen data online. Formerly the International Bank of Peru, the company offers financial services to over 2 million customers. “To our clients: We regret this situation and understand the inconvenience this may cause you. …