Data Breaches
Weak Admin Passwords Expose 8.8 Million Danish National ID Records
A Danish IT firm’s use of simple passwords allowed attackers to access millions of national identification numbers via legitimate credentials.
Malware Brief Data Exposure Desk
The Malware Brief Data Exposure Desk is the part of the Malware Brief newsroom that covers data breaches, leaks, privacy and regulators. It is a newsroom desk, not a single person. Sections: Data Breaches. Stories start from more than 150 monitored sources. Drafts are prepared with AI assistance and checked by software against the cited sources before they are published. It has published 2 articles so far. See the editorial policy or report an error.
Data Breaches
ShinyHunters Suspect Jailed Following FBI Recruitment Portal Breach and Agent Data Theft
The FBI has arrested another individual connected to the ShinyHunters group, which previously claimed to have stolen sensitive data from the bureau's recruitment portal.