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INC ransomware source code selling on hacking forums for $300,000

A cybercriminal using the name "salfetka" claims to be selling the source code of INC Ransom, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation launched in August 2023.
- Bill Toulas
- May 13, 2024
- 04:22 PM
- 0
Hacker claims Giant Tiger data breach, leaks 2.8M records online

Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger disclosed a data breach in March 2024. A threat actor has now publicly claimed responsibility for the data breach and leaked 2.8 million records on a hacker forum that they claim are of Giant Tiger customers.
- Ax Sharma
- April 13, 2024
- 10:00 AM
- 0
Okta says data leaked on hacking forum not from its systems

Okta denies that its company data was leaked after a threat actor shared files allegedly stolen during an October 2023 cyberattack on a hacker forum.
- Bill Toulas
- March 11, 2024
- 04:16 PM
- 1
200,000 Facebook Marketplace user records leaked on hacking forum

A threat actor leaked 200,000 records on a hacker forum, claiming they contained the mobile phone numbers, email addresses, and other personal information of Facebook Marketplace users.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 13, 2024
- 02:30 PM
- 5
Zeppelin ransomware source code sold for $500 on hacking forum

A threat actor announced on a cybercrime forum that they sold the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for just $500.
- Bill Toulas
- January 04, 2024
- 11:16 AM
- 0
Genetics firm 23andMe says user data stolen in credential stuffing attack

23andMe has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is aware of user data from its platform circulating on hacker forums and attributes the leak to a credential-stuffing attack.
- Bill Toulas
- October 06, 2023
- 11:48 AM
- 6
Dymocks Booksellers suffers data breach impacting 836k customers

Dymocks Booksellers is warning customers their personal information was exposed in a data breach after the company's database was shared on hacking forums.
- Bill Toulas
- September 08, 2023
- 01:13 PM
- 0
Over 100K hacking forums accounts exposed by info-stealing malware

Researchers discovered 120,000 infected systems that contained credentials for cybercrime forums. Many of the computers belong to hackers, the researchers say.
- Ionut Ilascu
- August 14, 2023
- 03:22 PM
- 1
HCA confirms breach after hacker steals data of 11 million patients

HCA Healthcare disclosed a data breach impacting an estimated 11 million patients who received care at one of its hospitals and clinics after a threat actor posted samples of stolen data on a hacking forum.
- Bill Toulas
- July 11, 2023
- 10:59 AM
- 1
Razer investigates data breach claims, resets user sessions

Gaming gear company Razer reacted to recent rumors of a massive data breach with a short statement on Twitter, letting users know that they started an investigation into the matter.
- Bill Toulas
- July 10, 2023
- 11:00 AM
- 2
Have I Been Pwned warns of new Zacks data breach impacting 8 million

Zacks Investment Research (Zacks) has reportedly suffered an older, previously undisclosed data breach impacting 8.8 million customers, with the database now shared on a hacking forum.
- Bill Toulas
- June 12, 2023
- 01:59 PM
- 3
Breached hacking forum shuts down, fears it's not 'safe' from FBI

The notorious Breached hacking forum has shut down after the remaining administrator, Baphomet, disclosed that they believe law enforcement has access to the site's servers.
- Bill Toulas
- March 21, 2023
- 12:20 PM
- 1
Acer confirms breach after 160GB of data for sale on hacking forum

Taiwanese computer giant Acer confirmed that it suffered a data breach after threat actors hacked a server hosting private documents used by repair technicians.
- Bill Toulas
- March 07, 2023
- 10:38 AM
- 0
Weee! grocery service confirms data breach, 1.1 million affected

The Weee! Asian and Hispanic food delivery service suffered a data breach exposing the personal information of 1.1 million customers.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 08, 2023
- 04:21 PM
- 4
TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate confirm data breach affecting 20M customers

PeopleConnect, the owners of the TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate background check services, confirmed they suffered a data breach after hackers leaked a 2019 backup database containing the info of millions of customers.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 03, 2023
- 06:24 PM
- 1
200 million Twitter users' email addresses allegedly leaked online

A data leak described as containing email addresses for over 200 million Twitter users has been published on a popular hacker forum for about $2. BleepingComputer has confirmed the validity of many of the email addresses listed in the leak.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 04, 2023
- 03:16 PM
- 0
Social Blade confirms breach after hacker posts stolen user data

Social media analytics platform Social Blade has confirmed they suffered a data breach after its database was breached and put up for sale on a hacking forum.
- Bill Toulas
- December 15, 2022
- 10:29 AM
- 0
Optus confirms 2.1 million ID numbers exposed in data breach

Optus confirmed yesterday that 2.1 million customers had government identification numbers compromised during a cyberattack last month.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 04, 2022
- 12:43 PM
- 0
Russian retail chain 'DNS' confirms hack after data leaked online

Russian retail chain 'DNS' (Digital Network System) disclosed yesterday that they suffered a data breach that allegedly exposed the personal information of 16 million customers and employees.
- Bill Toulas
- October 03, 2022
- 02:35 PM
- 0
Hackers now sharing cracked Brute Ratel post-exploitation kit online

The Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit has been cracked and is now being shared for free across Russian-speaking and English-speaking hacking communities.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 28, 2022
- 07:00 PM
- 0