Customers' Personal Information Might Have Been Exposed in an Amtrak Data Breach
Last week, The National Railroad Passenger Corporation or Amtrak, as it's better known, filed a data breach notification with the Office of the Vermont Attorney General, and it also started sending it to some of its... Read more
How to Log Into Your TruthFinder Account and Get Your Password
TruthFinder is a very useful website, which grants you access to details about the people in your life. With TruthFinder you can access public records, get contact info, do background checks, and more. However, if... Read more
How to Fix Netflix When It Won't Connect on Your TV
What would you do if Netflix, which was previously working on your TV, suddenly stopped loading? If your television is technically sound and everything else works normally but you keep getting "tvq-rnd-100" errors... Read more
REvil Cyber Crime Group Strikes Celebrity Law Firm – Makes Off with a Slew of Private Information
The REvil cybercrime group carried out such a brazen attack that the American government branded them as terrorists. The notorious hackers targeted a New York-based law firm – Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks. That,... Read more
A Fake COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Hides Unicorn Ransomware
Usually, you can tell a lot about a cybercriminal from their attacks. The tricks they use often give us a good idea of how sophisticated the adversary is, but a recent campaign distributing the Unicorn ransomware... Read more
A Data Breach at Payment App Bharat Interface for Money Exposed Millions of Indians' Data
Yesterday, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) issued what has to be one of the most unclear media statements we've ever seen. It's precisely three sentences long. The first one states that NPCI's team... Read more
The Database of the Largest Dark Web Hosting Provider Daniel's Hosting Has Been Hacked
On March 10, Daniel Winzen, the software developer behind a dark web hosting provider called Daniel's Hosting (DH), found out that his service had been hacked. A cybercriminal had somehow managed to break through DH's... Read more
A 22-Year Old German Hacker Was Caught After Hijacking the Email Accounts of Politicians
Quite a few people tend to think that hiding behind an online moniker frees them to do whatever they want. A 22-year old man from Germany can testify that this is not really the case. His name is Johannes S., but many... Read more
The Joomla Team Announced a Security Breach Caused by an Unencrypted Backup
The developers running Joomla, an open-source project and one of the most popular content management systems in the world, reported a data breach last week. A now-former member of the team uploaded a backup of the... Read more
College Students and Farmers Are the Latest Targets in COVID-19 Scams
The worst thing about the COVID-19 pandemic is that it indiscriminately affects people. It has changed the lives of millions all around the world regardless of their religion, color of skin, occupation, or financial... Read more
Minted Finally Fessed up to a Data Breach, but Only After 5 Million Records Were Found Online
Yesterday, Minted, a marketplace where independent artists share and monetize their creations, announced that it had suffered a data breach. 'Outside forensic experts' helped Minted carry out an investigation which... Read more
How to Encrypt Your iPhone and What is Device Encryption?
When you really think about it there is no reason not to encrypt your data. It keeps your identity, your private photos and videos, your work-related documents and materials, your home Wi-Fi network, and your finances... Read more
