Dec 17, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Data Security MongoDB on Saturday disclosed it's actively investigating a security incident that has led to unauthorized access to "certain" corporate systems, resulting in the exposure of customer account metadata and contact information. The American database software company said it first detected anomalous activity on December 13, 2023, … [Read more...] about MongoDB Suffers Security Breach, Exposing Customer Data
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Reddit Suffers Security Breach Exposing Internal Documents and Source Code
Feb 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Source Code Popular social news aggregation platform Reddit has disclosed that it was the victim of a security incident that enabled unidentified threat actors to gain unauthorized access to internal documents, code, and some unspecified business systems. The company blamed it on a "sophisticated and highly-targeted phishing attack" … [Read more...] about Reddit Suffers Security Breach Exposing Internal Documents and Source Code
LastPass Parent Company GoTo Suffers Data Breach, Customers’ Backups Compromised
Jan 25, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Remote Work Tool LastPass-owner GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) on Tuesday disclosed that unidentified threat actors were able to steal encrypted backups of some customers' data along with an encryption key for some of those backups in a November 2022 incident. The breach, which targeted a third-party cloud storage service, impacted Central, … [Read more...] about LastPass Parent Company GoTo Suffers Data Breach, Customers’ Backups Compromised
Mailchimp Suffers Another Security Breach Compromising Some Customers’ Information
Jan 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Security Breach Popular email marketing and newsletter service Mailchimp has disclosed yet another security breach that enabled threat actors to access an internal support and account admin tool to obtain information about 133 customers. "The unauthorized actor conducted a social engineering attack on Mailchimp employees and … [Read more...] about Mailchimp Suffers Another Security Breach Compromising Some Customers’ Information
Twilio Suffers Data Breach After Employees Fall Victim to SMS Phishing Attack
Customer engagement platform Twilio on Monday disclosed that a "sophisticated" threat actor gained "unauthorized access" using an SMS-based phishing campaign aimed at its staff to gain information on a "limited number" of accounts. The social-engineering attack was bent on stealing employee credentials, the company said, calling the as-yet-unidentified adversary … [Read more...] about Twilio Suffers Data Breach After Employees Fall Victim to SMS Phishing Attack
MobiKwik Suffers Major Breach — KYC Data of 3.5 Million Users Exposed
Popular Indian mobile payments service MobiKwik on Monday came under fire after 8.2 terabytes (TB) of data belonging to millions of its users began circulating on the dark web in the aftermath of a major data breach that came to light earlier this month. The leaked data includes sensitive personal information such as:customer names,hashed passwords,email addresses,residential … [Read more...] about MobiKwik Suffers Major Breach — KYC Data of 3.5 Million Users Exposed
Foxit PDF Software Company Suffers Data Breach—Asks Users to Reset Password
If you have an online account with Foxit Software, you need to reset your account password immediately—as an unknown attacker has compromised your personal data and log-in credentials.Foxit Software, a company known for its popular lightweight Foxit PDF Reader and PhantomPDF applications being used by over 525 million users, today announced a data breach exposing the personal … [Read more...] about Foxit PDF Software Company Suffers Data Breach—Asks Users to Reset Password
Telegram Suffers ‘Powerful DDoS Attack’ From China During Hong Kong Protests
Telegram, one of the most popular encrypted messaging app, briefly went offline yesterday for hundreds of thousands of users worldwide after a powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack hit its servers.Telegram founder Pavel Durov later revealed that the attack was mainly coming from the IP addresses located in China, suggesting the Chinese government could be behind … [Read more...] about Telegram Suffers ‘Powerful DDoS Attack’ From China During Hong Kong Protests
Popular Online Tutoring Marketplace ‘Wyzant’ Suffers Data Breach
Wyzant—an online marketplace that makes it easy for parents and students to connect with private tutors, in-person and online, in over 250 different subjects—has suffered a data breach exposing "certain personal identification information" for its customers.The Hacker News received a copy of an email notification Wyzant recently sent to its affected customers, which reveals an … [Read more...] about Popular Online Tutoring Marketplace ‘Wyzant’ Suffers Data Breach
Docker Hub Suffers a Data Breach, Asks Users to Reset Password
Docker Hub, one of the largest cloud-based library of Docker container images, has suffered a data breach after an unknown attacker gained access to the company's single Hub database.Docker Hub is an online repository service where users and partners can create, test, store and distribute Docker container images, both publicly and privately. The breach reportedly exposed … [Read more...] about Docker Hub Suffers a Data Breach, Asks Users to Reset Password