Zack Whittaker reports: A popular font sharing site DaFont.com has been hacked, exposing the site’s entire database of user accounts. Usernames, email addresses, and hashed passwords of 699,464 user accounts were stolen in the breach, carried out earlier this month, by a hacker who would not divulge his name. The passwords were scrambled with the…
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Zomato Hacked; 17 Million Accounts Sold on Dark Web
Waqas writes: HackRead found out a vendor going by the online handle of “nclay” is claiming to have hacked Zomato and selling the data of its 17 million registered users on a popular Dark Web marketplace. The database includes emails and password hashes of registered Zomato users while the price set for the whole package is USD…
Twitter discloses Vine users’ emails and phone numbers were exposed for a day
Sarah Perez reports: Twitter is alerting Vine users of a bug that exposed their email addresses and, in some cases, phone numbers to third parties. It’s also advising affected users to be cautious about any emails from unknown senders as a result. The company says the bug was only active for 24 hours before being patched, and…
“We’re not responsible:” TheDarkOverlord denies hacking Disney’s new Pirates movie
Since June of 2016, when they somewhat burst on the scene, there has been a lot written about the hacker/collective known as TheDarkOverlord (TDO). A lot of it appears to be just plain inaccurate, but in some cases, the inaccurate reporting can be traced back to misleading communications or tweets by TDO. As a recent example of miscommunication creating an inaccurate…
Bell apologizes to customers after data breach hits 1.9 million e-mail addresses
Josh O’Kane reports: BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada has issued an apology to customers after it said nearly 1.9 million customer e-mail addresses and 1,700 names and phone numbers illegally accessed – while an anonymous note posted online threatens that “more will leak” if the telecom company doesn’t co-operate with the group or individual claiming responsibility…
DocuSign Admits Data Breach That Led to Recent Spam Campaigns
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Today, DocuSign — a provider of e-signature technology — acknowledged a data breach incident following which a third-party managed to gain access to the email addresses of its customers, data that it’s now using in massive spam campaigns. Read more on BleepingComputer.