The Denver Channel reports that Noodles & Company has been sued by financial institutions who allege that they suffered injury as a result of a databreach first reported in May – a breach they claim could have been avoided had Noodles & Company learned from all the hacks of other major retailers and deployed adequate security….
Category: Business Sector
As databases from old hacks appear, they also go up for sale
The free market system might appear to be alive and well on the dark web. As sites like LeakedSource add newly leaked databases from hacks in 2012-2015, we are also likely to find the databases up for sale on sites like dark web marketplaces. For current examples, see the listings for the Dropbox database and BitcoinTalk forum database:…
Russian internet giant Rambler.ru hacked, leaking 98 million accounts
Zack Whittaker reports on yet another 2012 hack where the data are first being leaked publicly: Russian internet portal and email provider Rambler.ru has become the latest victim in a growing list of historical hacks. Breach notification site LeakedSource.com, which obtained a copy of an internal customer database, said the attack dates back to February…
Leoni AG victim of business email compromise – €40 million lost
Marika Samarati reports: Leoni AG, one of the world’s leading wire and cable manufacturers, fell victim to an email scam that cost the company 40 million euros. According to a press release, “Leoni AG realised on Friday 12 August 2016 that it had become the victim of fraudulent activity with the help of falsified documents…
Nearly 800,000 Brazzers Porn Site Accounts Exposed in Forum Hack
Data from another 2012 breach involving a vBulletin forum compromise appear to have surfaced now. Joseph Cox reports: Nearly 800,000 accounts for popular porn site Brazzers have been exposed in a data breach. Although the data originated from the company’s separate forum, Brazzers users who never signed up to the forum may also find their details…
Hacker Selling 68 Million Stolen Dropbox User Accounts on Dark Web; BitcoinTalk forum data also for sale
I had seen the listing on TheRealDeal, but not having time to try to verify its authenticity, skipped it. Thankfully, Waqas of HackRead investigated and verified some of the data: On 31st August 2016, unknown hackers leaked 68 million Dropbox user accounts including login emails and encrypted passwords from a breach that took place in 2012. Initially,…