data breaches

The attack on a South Korean government-funded research institute has been described as “a massive security breach”

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A misconfigured cloud service is the suspected cause of the exposure

Usernames and mobile numbers were included in the breach which affected Taobao, Alibaba’s shopping website

The incident stems from a vendor that left customer information unsecured

Hackers steal information from systems based in the US, South Korea and Taiwan

The platform offered 80 million stolen credentials from roughly 1,400 banking and e-commerce providers, including Amazon and PayPal

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The service, which lets you check if your details have been compromised, has also been converted to open source through the .NET foundation

The breach involved personal data registered over a ten year period including credit card, passport and date of birth information

Mobile apps reveal user data, including emails, chat messages, location, and passwords

Cyber criminals gained access to code used for internal tooling and its flagship detection and response service

IT security researchers found an unsecured database that shows how the scam is organized

Exposed API could let hackers access customer data

Coronavirus tracing company is at the heart of the exposure

Leaked records contained data including full names, email addresses, phone numbers and mailing addresses

From Anonymous to Omega, here’s everything you need to know about hackers with a conscience

Monthslong hack meant fraudsters could apply for unemployment benefits in victims’ names

Not all hackers are motivated by greed - some of them use their powers for good

Amazon, Nike, Walmart, and Target among the brands targeted by Russian hacking dark web forum