Category: Data Breach

Estonia arrests hacker who stole 286K ID scans from govt database
Estonia arrests hacker who stole 286K ID scans from govt database
Estonia arrests hacker who stole 286K ID scans from govt database
Estonia arrests hacker who stole 286K ID scans from govt database

Estonia arrests hacker who stole 286K ID scans from govt database

Estonia arrests hacker who stole 286K ID scans from govt database A Tallinn man was arrested a week ago in Estonia under suspicion that he has exploited a government photo transfer service vulnerability to download ID scans of 286,438 Estonians from the Identity Documents Database (KMAIS). The attacker was apprehended on July 23, following a

Chipotle’s marketing account hacked to send phishing emails

Chipotle’s marketing account hacked to send phishing emails Hackers have compromised an email marketing account belonging to the Chipotle food chain and used it to send out phishing emails, luring recipients to malicious links. Most of the messages directed users to credential-harvesting sites impersonating services from a financial business and Microsoft. A very small number

Saudi Aramco data breach sees 1 TB stolen data for sale

Saudi Aramco data breach sees 1 TB stolen data for sale Attackers have stolen 1 TB of proprietary data belonging to Saudi Aramco and are offering it for sale on the darknet. The Saudi Arabian Oil Company, better known as Saudi Aramco, is one of the largest public petroleum and natural gas companies in the world. The oil giant

Comparis customers targeted by scammers after ransomware attack

Comparis customers targeted by scammers after ransomware attack Leading Swiss price comparison platform Comparis has notified customers of a data breach following a ransomware attack that hit and took down its entire network last week. Comparis is one of the most popular Swiss websites with more than 80 million visits every year and the largest

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