The biggest data breaches of 2018
Top 5 biggest data breach incidents that caught us during the year 2018 Each year, cybersecurity experts make their effort while trying to save
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Hackers gained almost $1M from phishing attack on Electrum wallet
After a phishing attack on Electrum wallet, hackers made almost a million dollars in Bitcoin in less than a week Since December 21st, a
Malware-related data breach touches 15,000 BevMo customers
The popular alcohol-seller BevMo experiences a data breach revealing 15,000 customers' credentials BevMo, also known as Beverages & More, is an alcohol-selling company that
Chinese hackers found guilty for a worldwide hacking attempt
The United States names two Chinese hackers related to the Chinese officials who were guilty of a worldwide hacking campaign Last week, the US
Facebook continues data sharing practices with Amazon, Apple, Netflix
Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Spotify, and Netflix were given access to people's data by Facebook Facebook has admitted the fact that technology giants like Spotify, Netflix,
Click2Gov is dealing with yet another data breach affecting thousands of users
Click2Gov has recently experienced yet another data breach affecting 300,000 people Click2Gov, a widely used payment technology, was found to be dealing with yet another breach.
FBI seizes 15 DDoS-for-hire sites and saves gamers’ Christmas
The FBI managed to capture 15 domains that were plaguing game servers, online services and major corporations with denial-of-service attacks The Federal Bureau of
News, Web browsers and vulnerabilities
Microsoft releases emergency patch for Internet Explorer zero-day
The zero-day vulnerability was discovered by Google researchers On December 19th, Microsoft released an emergency patch which fixes the vulnerability in Internet Explorer web browser.
NASA announces data breach: employees’ personal data compromised
NASA says some of the agency's servers were breached, and staff members' social security numbers, along with other PPI, may have been stolen NASA,
Shamoon: fraudulent virus active again, main target – Middle East
Shamoon is back. The main target – the Middle East The infamous malware named Shamoon, also recognized as Disttrack, is a well-known threat which became
Weak passwords remain a problem in 2018, SplashData’s list reveals
123456 remains the most commonly used password, while Donald joins the list at the 23rd pace According to the annual list of Worst Passwords
Cyber operation Sharpshooter hits global defense infrastructure
Sharpshooter is targeting various sectors around the world, infects 87 organizations The McAffee Advanced Threat Research team revealed that a new malware campaign is targeting various
A new Bitcoin scam: bomb threats wreak panic in the US
The FBI and the police across the US say people should not panic It seems like cybercriminals behind sextortion scams decided to go for
No malicious chips were found in Super Micro’s boards, audit reveals
Super Micro's audit revealed that no motherboards were compromised by Chinese spies A few months ago Bloomberg Businessweek claimed that hardware producer Super Micro
Charissa Thompson becomes a victim of the Fappening the second time
Charissa Thompson had her nude photos leaked; almost a year later – sex tape appears on the internet On 18th of January, a 35-year-old