Jonathan Greig reports: Twitter officially confirmed that a January breach led to the leak of information connected to 5.4 million accounts. Two weeks ago, a hacker on Breach Forums offered email addresses and phone numbers connected to the accounts, which they said ranged from “celebrities, companies, randoms, OGs, etc.” […] For those who have pseudonymous Twitter accounts,…
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Solana and Slope Confirm Wallet Security Breach
Mike Dalton reports: Solana and Slope have provided additional information on a security breach that affected a multitude of wallets today. Solana has published new details about today’s attack. Earlier, nearly 8,000 addresses were drained through what was believed to be a breach of the third-party wallet app Slope. This afternoon, Solana Status confirmed that the addresses…
Dental Care Alliance settles lawsuit stemming from 2020 breach
In December 2020, DataBreaches reported on a hacking incident involving Dental Care Alliance, a business associate to hundreds of dental practices. Commenting on the incident, DataBreaches wrote: With all that sensitive information involved, you might think that the practice would offer remediation services to the 1,004,304 people affected but they do not seem to have…
Crypto Bridge Nomad Drained of Nearly $200 Million in Exploit
Sidhartha Shukla reports: Nomad, a bridge protocol for transferring crypto tokens across different blockchains, lost close to $200 million in a security exploit on Monday, according to security firm PeckShield Inc. The software system was drained of funds over hours and in small batches by various accounts, blockchain data shows. Read more at Bloomberg.
Hackers stole passwords for accessing 140,000 payment terminals
Zack Whittaker reports: Hackers had access to dashboards used to remotely manage and control thousands of credit card payment terminals manufactured by digital payments giant Wiseasy, a cybersecurity startup told TechCrunch. Wiseasy is a brand you might not have heard of, but it’s a popular Android-based payment terminal maker used in restaurants, hotels, retail outlets…
Members of GnosticPlayers arrested and charged as members of ShinyHunters? (with Update1)
As previously reported on DataBreaches, Sebastien Raoult, a French national, was arrested at Rabat airport in Morocco as he prepared to board a flight to Brussels. His detention was at the request of the U.S. via a “Red Notice” issued by Interpol at the U.S.’s request. Since his arrest, Raoult has reportedly been held in…