Easy fix for SQL Server
2022-02-08
If you are a regular user of the SQL server then you are probably familiar with corrupted databases. This is usually due to poorly working data conversion modules and variousRead More →
Massive data breach at Pakistan: every single citizen affeced
2021-11-25
A report by Pakistani Federal Investigation Agency notes that a database containing the information of all citizens was compromised in a cybersecurity incident. Federal agents say threat actors have usedRead More →
Massive data breach; more than 250 million personal records displayed on dark web
2021-04-26
Just a few days ago a hacker identified as Pompompurin announced the leak of a database with more than 250 million confidential records belonging to U.S. citizens. This database wasRead More →
Data breach affects all voters in Israel
2021-03-23
Israel’s political life has suffered a serious incident. Local media report that the personal information of all voters was posted on a website shortly before the elections for the renewalRead More →
Hackers expose millions of ticketing company user’s records
2021-03-02
Ticketcounter, an e-ticket platform based in the Netherlands, has been affected by the leaking of a database that stored nearly 2 million email addresses due to the compromise of anRead More →
Spotify confirms new credential stuffing attack; reset your password immediately
2021-02-05
Just a couple of months after the information security incident that affected thousands of Spotify users, the music streaming platform confirmed the detection of a new credential stuffing attack, whichRead More →
Over 100 million payment card numbers leaked; one of the biggest data breaches ever detected
2021-01-04
Cybersecurity specialists report that over 100 million cardholders’ registers were leaked in what seems to be the biggest data breach ever detected in India. The leak seems related to aRead More →
Registers from 2.4 million rich persons leaked by a huge Chinese military database. Cambridge Analytica on steroids
2020-09-14
No one is safe from information leaks, especially big businessmen, celebrities and politicians. A recent report by database security audit specialists mentions that the profiles of multiple members of Australia’sRead More →
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise vulnerabilities break your database, server & network security
2020-06-03
Sometimes the installation of security updates is not carried out properly, generating new errors or exploiting vulnerabilities, mention security testing course specialists. A few weeks ago, SAP released some securityRead More →
Law firm under hackers target, 193 law firm confidential information leaked
2020-05-05
Specialists in secure data erasure revealed the discovery of an online database without assured that it contained personal and confidential information from more than 190 law firms using the BritishRead More →
SQLite zero-day vulnerabilities could allow DOS attack and database hacking
2020-04-21
Despite the measures imposed for the fight against coronavirus, the cybersecurity community keeps working. Cyber security solutions specialists have revealed the finding of a set of vulnerabilities in SQLite, theRead More →
Here is the list of the 300 million Facebook records leaked; usernames and phone numbers exposed. New leaked database
2020-03-11
According to a report by a cloud security course firm, two databases with more than 300 million Facebook user records were found exposed on the Internet to anyone’s reach. SecurityRead More →
Royal Enfield was hacked; motorcycle owners’ financial data is exposed online
2020-02-21
After reading this note, you may rather keep using your old bike. Renowned information security researcher Bon Diachenko reported the discovery of a database exposed online, which contained at leastRead More →
Data breach at cosmetics firm Estée Lauder exposes record of 440 million people
2020-02-12
As users, it is common to think that information security incidents only affect technology companies. This is a wrong concept, as data security incidents are constantly reported across all kindsRead More →
Critical vulnerability in Microsoft Access database affects businesses and users
2020-01-07
Last year, vulnerability testing researchers at Mimecast Research Labs reported the finding of a security flaw in Microsoft Office products, tracked as CVE-2019-0560. Before the end of last year, MicrosoftRead More →
Honda is hacked; personal details of more than 976 million customers leaked
2019-12-20
As a result of a recent massive data breach involving about 976 million records, nearly one million files were exposed in a Honda automotive company database, which contained various detailsRead More →
Lucky Strike, Pall Mall and Kent consumers’ information leaked and infected by ransomware
2019-12-04
Data protection specialists from security firm vpnMentor reported the detection of a data breach on a Romanian web platform, owned by tobacco company British American Tobacco; headquartered in the UK,Read More →
More than a billion personal records leaked. The biggest data breach in history
2019-11-25
Data breaches have become routine, although each new reported incident seems to more seriously affect a larger number of users. Data protection specialists say that, most of the time, theRead More →
Over 20 million passwords from the world’s biggest companies exposed on dark web
2019-10-31
When a database is left exposed on the Internet, two things can happen: the companies that control them detect the flaws and secure them, or instead, hackers could find themRead More →
Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Illustrator user data leaked; Creative Cloud hacked
2019-10-28
Data protection experts reported the finding of more than 7 million Adobe Creative Cloud user records exposed due to a database with configuration errors. The exposed implementation has already beenRead More →
