In July of this year, CTV News in Canada and DataBreaches.net reported on a breach involving Homewood Health in Canada. Both CTV and this site had become aware of the breach when data allegedly from Homewood showed up on a leak site called Marketo. Marketo claimed to have almost 300 GB of Homewood’s data for…
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3D printing site Thingiverse suffers major user data breach
Mayank Sharma reports: About 228,000 users of popular 3D printing platform Thingiverse have reportedly had their authentication details stolen and published on the dark web. The news of the leak doesn’t come from Thingiverse itself, but rather from Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), which got hold of the leaked details of the compromised accounts after receiving a tip…
Informed of a data leak in July, Brazilian integrator platform continued to expose more than 1.75 billion files
Updated at 11:11 am: DataBreaches.net has been informed the data have been secured. Remember when the Brazilian government complained about Raid Forums for posting so many leaks and data dumps from Brazil? If this one ever shows up on Raid Forums, they will probably go nuts. Safety Detectives reports: The Safety Detectives cybersecurity team, led by Anurag Sen,…
Acer India hacked — again?
DataBreaches.net was contacted by DESORDEN, who are claiming that they successfully attacked Acer India and exfiltrated 60 GB of data (they also posted their claims on a popular hacking forum). As they have done in the past, they provided a video showing directories and folders on the server they claim to have accessed. They also…
Olympus US systems hit by cyberattack over the weekend
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Olympus, a leading medical technology company, was forced to take down IT systems in the Americas (U.S., Canada, and Latin America) following a cyberattack that hit its network Sunday, October 10, 2021. “Upon detection of suspicious activity, we immediately mobilized a specialized response team including forensics experts, and we are currently working…
Verizon-owned Visible network suffers suspected data breach
Corbin Davenport reports on an unconfirmed (as yet?) breach: Visible is a “digital” carrier owned by Verizon, with a greater emphasis on fair pricing and shared plans. The company has gained popularity for its relatively low pricing for unlimited data plans, and earlier this year, Visible introduced 5G service and eSIM support. However, Visible subscribers…