Tag: #DataBreach
A record-shattering 16 billion fresh usernames and passwords leak—enough to unlock Apple IDs, Facebook profiles, Google accounts, GitHub repos, Telegram chats, and even government portals—were recently found sitting in 30 unsecured cloud databases, the largest of which holds 3.5 billion credentials. Cybernews researchers call the cache “a blueprint for mass exploitation,” warning that its clean […]
The Facebook data breach has reportedly exposed personal details of over 1.2 billion users, triggering a significant cybersecurity alert. The breach, allegedly orchestrated by a hacker named “ByteBreaker,” involves a vast database now being sold on the dark web, making it potentially the largest unauthorized Facebook data leak to date. What Was Leaked? Cybersecurity researchers […]
In a deeply concerning case of prolonged cyberespionage, the Chinese state-linked hacking group Weaver Ant (a subgroup of the larger APT41) was discovered to have infiltrated a telecom provider’s internal network for more than four years, from 2019 to mid-2023. The hackers deployed custom malware, including xDealer and LionsBot, targeting both Windows and Linux environments […]