Companies are under the gun for cybersecurity risk often enough without rookie mistakes like failing to secure a database contributing to the danger.
A SeniorAdvisor misconfigured Amazon S3 Bucket exposes 3 million company leads
UC San Diego Health discloses data breach after phishing attack
Medical data is some of the hottest data to sell in dark web markets, earning cybercriminals a substantial profit and this hospital substantial fines under HIPAA and California Privacy regulations.
UC San Diego Health discloses data breach after phishing attack
Part of this hacking incident was powered by impersonation, which is a form of phishing, and is reminiscent of the 2020 Twitter hack that enabled cybercriminals to gain access to celebrity accounts by impersonating Twitter workers.
Mint Mobile hit by a data breach after numbers ported, data accessed
Hackers are always in the market for fresh data, and this kind of proprietary information is a goldmine for them.
Guess announces breach of employee SSNs and financial data after DarkSide ransomware attack
Proprietary data about businesses and their products is a hot seller on the dark web, especially if blueprints, formulas, or similar information is included.