Category data-breaches

Leak of 1.4 Billion Records from the World’s Largest Spam Networks

Data Breach Exposes 1.4 Billion Email Addresses in Massive Spam Operation A significant data breach has surfaced, revealing a staggering database of approximately 1.4 billion email addresses, correlated with real names, IP addresses, and, in many instances, physical addresses. This incident is regarded as one of the largest security leaks…

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ShinyHunters Allegedly Breached Resecurity, but May Have Walked into a Honeypot – DataBreaches.Net

Update: A representative from ShinyHunters has reached out to DataBreaches to assert that credit for the recent breach should be attributed to SLH. In a recent announcement posted on the SLSH Telegram channel, it was revealed that the group has gained complete access to REsecurity’s systems. According to the statement,…

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Accelerating Threat Modeling Through Red Team Brainstorming with GPTs

Large language models (LLMs) like GPTs have gained notoriety for generating inaccurate information. However, for Erica Burgess, an artificial intelligence cybersecurity architect, these “hallucinations” can serve a beneficial role in threat modeling. “I prefer to view these hallucinations as untested ideas,” she remarked, highlighting their potential in cybersecurity applications. In…

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Significant Data Breach at University of Phoenix — Personal Information of Over 3.5 Million Individuals Compromised

Cybersecurity Breach at University of Phoenix: Sensitive Data Compromised The University of Phoenix is grappling with a significant cybersecurity breach that has potentially exposed the personal information of approximately 3.49 million individuals. This data includes details pertaining to students, alumni, faculty, staff, and select external partners, raising serious concerns about…

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US Indicts Two Russian Spies and Two Hackers for Breaching 500 Million Yahoo Accounts

U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers and Hackers in 2014 Yahoo Data Breach In a significant development in cybersecurity, U.S. authorities have charged two Russian intelligence officers and two hackers linked to the massive 2014 Yahoo data breach, which affected over 500 million user accounts. The U.S. Department of Justice disclosed…

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Resecurity Claims ShinyHunters Trapped in Honeypot Following Breach Allegation – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

Cybersecurity firm Resecurity has issued a robust defense against allegations made by the hacking group ShinyHunters, who claimed earlier today to have infiltrated the company’s internal systems and extracted sensitive data. Resecurity stated that the interaction reported by the attackers was with a honeypot, not with its authentic infrastructure. ShinyHunters’…

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Yahoo! Hack: How a Single Click Triggered History’s Largest Data Breach

The Yahoo Data Breach: A Case of Spear-Phishing and Human Error In one of the most significant data breaches recorded, Yahoo fell victim to a spear-phishing attack that compromised approximately 500 million user accounts. This incident, initiated in 2014, underscores the vulnerabilities that can stem from human error within organizations,…

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