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2019-11-20 14:03:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Hackers Dump 2.2M Gaming, Cryptocurrency Passwords Online

The passwords of more than 2.2 million users of a gaming and cryptocurrency website were dumped online after dual data breaches.

Web Security Bcrypt Bots Cryptocurrency Data Breach Data Privacy Encryption EpicBot GateHub Have I Been Pwned Passwords Troy Hunt
2019-11-20 13:05:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
DDoS-for-Hire Boss Gets 13 Months Jail Time

A 21-year-old Illinois man was sentenced last week to 13 months in prison for running multiple DDoS-for-hire services that launched millions of attacks over several years. This individual's sentencing comes more than five years after KrebsOnSecurity interviewed both the defendant and his father and urged the latter to take a more active interest in his son’s online activities.

DDoS-for-Hire Ne'er-Do-Well News Andrew Quez Brian Martinez Hackforums Rasbora Sergiy P. Usatyuk
2019-11-20 12:33:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Update WhatsApp now: MP4 video bug exposes your messages

A now-patched-hole could have allowed remote code execution that could have exposed files and messages. Update your WhatsApp now.

Cryptography Data Loss Denial Of Service Facebook Malware Privacy Security Threats Vulnerability WhatsApp Buffer Overflow CVE-2019-11931 DOS MP4 Rce WhatsApp Business WhatsApp For Enterprises
2019-11-20 12:23:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Instagram stalker app Ghosty yanked from Play store

It was sucking up private profiles by requiring users to hand over their logins, giving it access to whatever accounts they follow.

Facebook Google Instagram Privacy Social Networks API Content Scraping Following Activity Ghosty Like Patrol Play Store Private Accounts Spyware
2019-11-20 12:12:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Hacker Releases 2TB of Data from Cayman National Bank

By Waqas

The hacker published over 2TB of data belonging to the bank’s 1400 customers including roughly 640,000 emails.

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker Releases 2TB of Data from Cayman National Bank

Hacking News Leaks Anonymous Banking Hacking HACKTIVISM Security
2019-11-20 12:08:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
BitCracker: Password-cracking software designed to break Windows’ BitLocker

Open source tool leverages graphics processing to decrypt BitLocker-protected units

2019-11-20 12:08:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
XSS security hole in Gmail’s dynamic email

The bug was fixed at least a month ago so users receiving dynamic email content have one less thing to worry about.

Google Vulnerability AMP4Email DOM Clobbering Dynamic Mail Gmail Securitum XSS
2019-11-20 11:35:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2015 reach end of support

If you've been happily using Adobe Reader 2015 software for the last few years, you're in for a rude awakening.

Adobe PDF Adobe Acrobat Adobe Reader End Of Support
2019-11-19 23:40:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Ransomware Surge & Living-Off-the-Land Tactics Remain Big Threats

Group-IB's and Rapid7's separate analysis of attack activity in recent months shows threat actors are making life harder for enterprise organizations in a variety of ways.

2019-11-19 21:53:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
400 Vet Locations Nipped by Ryuk Ransomware

The infection apparently made its way in through third-party systems.

Hacks Malware National Veterinary Associates Nva Ransomware Attack Ryuk Vet Clinics

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TikTok Ban, Discord Bot Community Attack, and Telecom Company's Breach Resurgence.
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22 April 2024
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A total of 11 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 8,670,369 leaked accounts containing a total of 26 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included A MONEY, Raychat, Bin Weevils, ZOON and Stealer Log 0450