Tag: hack
GPT Gmail 2024 Hack Attack: Google’s Surprising Solution? The Classic ‘Off and On’ Method
In what seems like a page taken straight out of the popular sitcom “The IT Crowd,” Google’s latest advice to Gmail users facing a new kind of hack attack in 2024 harks back to the show’s iconic troubleshooting line: “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” This seemingly simple tactic is Google’s response to a recent wave of attacks targeting Google accounts, which are resistant to password changes.
Twitter Breached, 235M email addresses exposed
Personal email addresses from 235 million Twitter accounts hacked over the last several years have been exposed, according to Israeli security researcher Alon Gal — making many vulnerable to having their accounts further compromised or identities exposed if they have used the site anonymously to criticize oppressive governments, for instance….
LastPass Hack Update: Customer Information Accessed
LastPass, the password storage service, has just revealed that customer information was accessed during the hack of their data that occurred at the end of August 2022. The data was stored with a 3rd-party cloud storage provider. Previously they had said that it was “limited to the LastPass Development environment in which some of our source code and technical information was taken.”
Massive T-Mobile Data Breach of User Personal Information Includes Social Security Numbers
A massive security breach at T-Mobile has exposed the personal private data of nearly 50million T-Mobile customers and prospects, including social security numbers and drivers license numbers. And it doesn’t matter whether you are a current, past, or even prospective customer of T-Mobile, your data has been compromised. By “prospective” we mean someone who has applied for an account with T-Mobile even if they never actually signed up. And that is because the T-Mobile data breach includes those social security numbers which are, of course, required for just about every service that is going to extend credit to you.
EasyJet Hacked Compromising 9Million Customers Including Credit Card Info
EasyJet has been hacked, compromising the data of 9 million people including credit card information, names, email addresses, and travel details.
Words with Friends Hacked – Data of 218 Million WWF Users Breached Along with Zynga Draw Something
Sometime in the past few weeks a hacker calling himself Gnosticplayers hacked into Zynga’s Words with Friends database; the Words with Friends hack breached the personal data of more than 218 million Words with Friends players.
DoorDash Data Breach Announced 9/27/19 – Discovered September 2019, Occurred in May 2019
DoorDash has just today announced that they discovered a data breach earlier this month (while the Door Dash data breach occurred in May of 2019, they only just discovered it this month). Here is the information you need about the DoorDash data breach.
Massive Capital One Breach of Data Stored on Amazon Affects Millions
Capital One has revealed that it experienced a massive data breach of the personal data of credit applicants that was stored in the cloud on Amazon.
About the Marriott Starwood Data Breach of 500 Million Guests Announced Today
The Marriott hotel chain announced today that their Starwood property has suffered a massive data breach of as many as 500 million guest records. Note that even though the breach was discovered days earlier, they are announcing it on a Friday morning; Friday is known to be the day to announce things if you want them to get the least amount of attention.
Data Breach at the Post Office: USPS Informed Delivery Service Database Exposes Data of 60million Users
Last year (in fact almost a year ago exactly) we told you about the U.S. Post Office’s new ‘Informed Delivery’ service. For those of you not familiar with the USPS Informed Delivery service, well, count your blessings. Because the postal service has experienced a serious breach, making the personal information of all 60 million plus Informed Delivery vulnerable.
Facebook Reveals Massive Breach of up to 50 Million User Accounts
If you were required to re-enter your password in order to log in to Facebook today (28 September 2018), there’s a good reason: Facebook this morning revealed that it had suffered a massive breach, compromising as many as 50 million user accounts.
Reddit Announces ‘Security Incident’
Reddit experienced a “security incident” in June, which they announced by email this month (August, 2018). While an email to Reddit users says that the hack affected “account credentials from 2007”, the full story paints a substantially broader picture.
Enormous Yahoo Data Breach with Usernames, Passwords, Dates of Birth
The BBC is reporting that there seems to have been a massive data breach of 200 million Yahoo accounts, with the data – which appears to be from 2012 – being offered for sale for 3 bitcoins ($1805 USD).
VTech Toy Hacker Gets Personal Information of Over 6million Children
You’ll need to pardon our rant, and if you are easily offended, you may want to skip this article. Because we want to know who the hell lets their kids register their personal information, including home address, pictures, and other personally identifying information or – even more mind-boggling – registers this information for their kids, online?
Use or Applied to T-Mobile? Your Data May be Compromised by the Experian Hack
Experian, that keeper of your credit information and reputation, has been hacked, and the hackers got away with the personally identifiable information (PII) of 15 million T-Mobile customers and applicants.