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Cybercrime
Details of 142 million MGM hotel guests selling for US$2,900
It appears that the July 2019 breach at MGM Resorts affected far more people than initially thought
Amer Owaida • 15 Jul 2020
Billions of stolen passwords for sale on the dark web
While logins to music and video streaming services sell for less than ten dollars each, domain admin access is being offered for US$120,000
Amer Owaida • 09 Jul 2020
Thousands of MongoDB databases ransacked, held for ransom
The cybercriminal behind the ransom raids on almost 23,000 databases threatens to leak the data and alert GDPR regulators
Amer Owaida • 02 Jul 2020
Vast hack-for-hire scheme targeted thousands of people, organizations
An obscure Indian company operated a scheme targeting non-profits, banks, politicians and journalists all over the world, a report says
Amer Owaida • 10 Jun 2020
Crooks threaten to leak customer data stolen from e-commerce sites
A hack-and-extort campaign takes aim at poorly secured databases replete with customer information that can be exploited for further attacks
Amer Owaida • 26 May 2020
Over 160 million user records put up for sale on the dark web
Eleven companies, ranging from online marketplaces to news websites, have had their user databases poached
Amer Owaida • 11 May 2020
FBI: Cybercrime losses tripled over the last 5 years
On the upside, the Bureau recovered more than US$300 million in funds lost to online scams last year
Amer Owaida • 13 Feb 2020
Digital forensics: How to catch a cybercriminal
What is it like to defeat cybercrime? A peek into how computer forensics professionals help bring cybercriminals to justice.
Jake Moore • 05 Feb 2020
FBI shuts down website selling billions of stolen records
A subscription to the trove of personal details could be had for as little as $2
Tomáš Foltýn • 17 Jan 2020
