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Bitdefender Releases MegaCortex Ransomware Decryptor
Bitdefender Releases MegaCortex Ransomware Decryptor
Bitdefender, in cooperation with Europol, the Zürich authorities, and the NoMoreRansomware Project has released a free ransomware decryptor to help the victims of the MegaCortex cyber criminal group get their stolen data back. Thi...
Job Applicants Fall Victim to Five Guys Burger Chain Data Breach
Job Applicants Fall Victim to Five Guys Burger Chain Data Breach
American burger chain, Five Guys, experienced a data breach mid-September last year, which led to the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) of job applicants. According to the fast food chain, it “identified a s...
Slack’s Github Code Stolen During Breach
Slack’s Github Code Stolen During Breach
Popular online chat company Slack announced last week that it was the victim of a data breach, which resulted in several employee tokens being stolen. Though there was only a limited amount of tokens taken, threat actors were able...
Meta Faces a $400 Million Fine for Violating Data Transparency Laws
Meta Faces a $400 Million Fine for Violating Data Transparency Laws
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued two fines to Meta this week that totaled more than $400 million for breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws. The DPC also stated that Meta has three months...
Hackers Issue Apology for Attacking a Children's Hospital
Hackers Issue Apology for Attacking a Children's Hospital
SickKids released a statement last month to inform the public it was a victim of a cybersecurity attack. SickKids is a children's hospital in Canada dedicated to improving the health of children in the country. The hospital is aff...
Google Agrees to Pay D.C., Indiana in Location Tracking Lawsuits
Google Agrees to Pay D.C., Indiana in Location Tracking Lawsuits
The district attorneys from Washington DC and Indiana both announced that they have reached a settlement with Google to resolve a lawsuit that accused the tech giant of tracking users’ locations. D.C. district attorney Karl A...
1Password Challenges Competitor LastPass on Security Breach Claim
1Password Challenges Competitor LastPass on Security Breach Claim
Popular password manager LastPass confirmed last week that it was the victim of a data breach. In the press release, LastPass said that users’ password vaults were stolen and personal information like website usernames, passwords,...
Meta Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for $725 Million
Meta Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for $725 Million
Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused Facebook’s parent company of allowing Cambridge Analytica to use private user information. Cambridge Analytica is a data analytics company that the...
LastPass Breach Exposes Customer Password Vaults
LastPass Breach Exposes Customer Password Vaults
Popular password manager LastPass confirmed in a blog post that customers’ password vaults were stolen during a recent data breach. LastPass said the hackers accessed encrypted vault data like website usernames and passwords, s...
RedAwning vacation booking service database allegedly leaked on clear web forum
RedAwning vacation booking service database allegedly leaked on clear web forum
The SafetyDetectives cybersecurity team has discovered a leaked SQL database appearing to belong to the RedAwning vacation platform. A user on the forum posted the database for free, which is now available for the public to vie...