Indian banking association takes a hit with a breach.

A total of 9 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 215,533,694 leaked accounts containing a total of 12 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included Twitter (3), Andersen, Euro Shop, D'Katia and Mega Trader Forex. Sign in to view the full library of breach events which includes, where available, reference articles relating to each breach.

Data Breach Analysis

Twitter, a major social media platform, was involved in it's third leak. Given its vast user base, exposure of account details here can lead to widespread privacy violations, phishing attacks, and potential misuse of platform access, impacting millions of users and the platform's credibility.

Andersen, a consulting firm, likely holds sensitive client and employee information. Breaches here could compromise confidential business data, damaging client trust and possibly leading to legal repercussions.

Euro Shop operates in retail, and data exposure could affect customer financial details and purchase history, raising risks of fraud and identity theft.

D'Katia, a fashion retailer, also faced data leaks that could undermine customer privacy and brand reputation, with potential consequences for customer loyalty and sales.

Mega Trader Forex, operating in financial services, deals with highly sensitive financial and personal data. A breach here poses risks of financial fraud, identity theft, and regulatory penalties, potentially impacting both clients and the firm's stability.

Spotlight

First up, an independent US financial services firm that started in 2002 and quickly became one of the largest tax firms in the world has been breached. The company has over 390 offices across 170 countries throughout the world. A range of information was leaked, such as usernames, hashed passwords, and other various datasets.

A professional banking association in India has also taken a hit with a breach that contained a large range of datasets. We haven’t seen any mention of the breach but maybe they’ve let their clients know privately.

And then there was Twitter. We know the data was gathered following abuse of their API. We also know the data was limited to information publicly displayed by each user, so on the face of it feels a little over hyped. However, take the data, match it up with other data types and and in the wrong hands someone has a genuine (large) target list geared up to exploit vulnerabilities.

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