National Public Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers

August 16, 2024 at 01:23PM National Public Data confirms a breach of its systems, with stolen data including social security numbers and sensitive personal info. The breach is linked to a late 2023 hack attempt. The company acknowledges multiple leaks and is investigating. The leaked database contains inaccuracies and outdated information, leading to a class … Read more

Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers

August 11, 2024 at 12:28PM Approximately 2.7 billion records of personal information for individuals in the United States were exposed on a hacking forum, revealing names, social security numbers, all known physical addresses, and potential aliases. It seems like the meeting notes are discussing a serious data breach involving almost 2.7 billion records of personal … Read more

New York Times warns freelancers of GitHub repo data breach

June 13, 2024 at 03:59PM The New York Times notified contributors of a data breach on its GitHub repositories, leading to the exposure of personal information, including names, phone numbers, and email addresses. A 273GB torrent file containing stolen data was leaked, raising concerns about potential misuse of personal information. Affected individuals were advised to … Read more

OWASP discloses data breach caused by wiki misconfiguration

April 1, 2024 at 03:29PM The OWASP Foundation has reported a data breach involving the exposure of some members’ resumes due to misconfiguration of its old Wiki web server. Tens of thousands of members were affected, with personal information like names, emails, and addresses exposed. OWASP took steps to address the breach and will notify … Read more

200,000 Facebook Marketplace user records leaked on hacking forum

February 13, 2024 at 02:37PM A threat actor leaked 200,000 records of Facebook Marketplace users’ personal information, including phone numbers and email addresses. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has not yet commented. The leak, attributed to ‘algoatson’ on Discord, could lead to phishing and SIM swap attacks. IntelBroker is known for previous breaches, and … Read more