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Facebook Breach 2024: Sensitive User Data Up for Sale by Hacker on Breach Forums
Recently, a threat actor in an underground forum published an alleged data breach. This incident involves the purported exposure of a substantial Facebook user database. The compromised data includes sensitive user information such as full names, profiles, emails, phone numbers,
Taylor Swift’s Tour at Risk: Hacker Demands $2 Million from Ticketmaster for 170k Stolen Barcodes
A cyber incident has hit Ticketmaster, with a malicious actor issuing a ransom demand, threatening to release sensitive data unless a payment of $2 million USD is made. The hacker claims to possess 170,000 barcodes related to Taylor Swift’s ERAS
Critical Apache Tomcat Vulnerability CVE-2024-34750 Could Bring Your Server to a Halt!
The vulnerability CVE-2024-34750 in Apache Tomcat, as described in the security bulletin AL01/240705/CSIRT-ITA, concerns an issue that can be exploited to overload the server’s computing resources, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). Apache Tomcat is an open-source server that
Threat Actors: Alleged Data Breach of Ukraine Traffic Police
Recently, a threat actor in an underground forum published an alleged data breach. The leak purportedly involves sensitive information from the Ukraine traffic police (GAI). The data, spanning millions of entries, was shared on the forum by a user named
Serious Vulnerability in Windows Systems: Here’s How an Attacker Can Gain Complete Control of Your PC
A severe security vulnerability has been discovered in MSI Center, a widely used software on Windows systems. This flaw, classified as CVE-2024-37726 and with a CVSS score of 7.8 (high), allows a low-privileged attacker to gain complete control of the system. Privilege escalation refers to
Medusa Ransomware claims responsibility for the attack on Harry Perkins Institute
On July 3, 2024, the Australian research institute Harry Perkins was the victim of a ransomware attack claimed by MEDUSA on their official DLS. More than 4.6 Terabytes of CCTV recordings inside the main building are the data being held
Arrest of Pavel Durov: Telegram Founder Detained in Paris
Pietro Melillo - August 25th, 2024
On August 24, 2024, French authorities arrested Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, at Le Bourget Airport. Durov, a 39-year-old Franco-Russian citizen, had just arrived from Azerbaijan on...
IntelBroker Takes Control of BreachForums: A New Chapter in Cybercrime Management
Pietro Melillo - August 22nd, 2024
IntelBroker Takes Control of BreachForums: A New Chapter in Cybercrime Management IntroductionThe recent acquisition of BreachForums by IntelBroker marks a significant shift in the landscape of cybercrime. This transition of...
Donald Trump’s campaign under attack! Documents and internal communications exfiltrated
Alessio Stefan - August 11th, 2024
After the European elections unfolded, geopolitical attentions shifted to the U.S. election campaign, one of the most dynamic in recent years recently with the Democrats' recent changeover with Harris as...
RipperSec claims DDoS attack on Ferrari
Inva Malaj - August 11th, 2024
Recently the Hacktivist Group "RipperSec" claimed to have attacked Ferrari's global site in the name of justice for Palestine. The hacktivist group known as 'RipperSec' claimed responsibility for a DDoS...
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