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Massive French citizens data leak exposes 95 million records

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Dissent

The Express Tribune reports: A serious data breach has exposed the personal information of millions of French citizens. Cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews discovered an open Elasticsearch server containing a trove of data from at least 17 separate data breaches. This database, nicknamed “vip-v3,” held information on an estimated 95 million French individuals, representing a significant…

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More details on the massive MC2 data leak

Posted on September 25, 2024December 16, 2024 by Dissent

Several days ago, Cybernews claimed “exclusive research” that they headlined by claiming, “One-third of the US population’s background info is now public.”  DataBreaches pointed out that their reporting was missing important details. DataBreaches wrote: Unfortunately, they fail to clearly report when they discovered the leak, whether or when they contacted the entity to alert them…

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One-third of the US population’s background info is now public

Posted on September 23, 2024September 25, 2024 by Dissent

UPDATE:  Please also see this post by the person who found the leak, analyzed it, reported on it first, and managed to get it secured. Paulina Okunytė reports: Cybernews exclusive research has revealed that a massive data leak at MC2 Data, a background check firm, affects a staggering amount of US citizens. MC2 Data and…

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BreachForums Users and Staff are Being Doxed to Erode Trust in the Forum. Will It Work?

Posted on September 23, 2024May 25, 2025 by Dissent

BreachForums, a popular hacking-related forum that is on both the clear net and dark web, offers posts about how to “dox” individuals using open source intelligence (OSINT).  Ironically, perhaps, some former or current BreachForums users are discovering this week that they have been doxed, and their doxes have been or will be released publicly. A…

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West Virginia law enforcement sues data broker for publishing personal information online

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Dissent

Suzanne Smalley reports: Whitepages is the latest data broker to be sued for allegedly flouting laws barring the publication of home addresses and other personal information belonging to judges, police officers, prosecutors and others in law enforcement. A retired West Virginia police officer filed a class action lawsuit against the company late last month for publishing his…

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Online AI Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Provider Exposed Patient Data

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Dissent Doe

For your “no need to hack when it’s leaking” files: Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password-protected database that contained thousands of records belonging to Confidant Health — an AI-powered platform offering mental health and addiction treatment. The database contained patient PII, psychosocial assessments including details about mental health or substance abuse,…

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