What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast

Data Security

The latest on data breaches and cybersecurity and data security by Adam K Levin.

pro-iranian hackers
A federal website was defaced with pro-Iranian messaging in what is believed to be retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed one of...
Travelex
Currency exchange giant Travelex has effectively been taken offline by a ransomware attack.  The attack was first detected the night of December 31. Soon after,...
Las Vegas cyberattack
The City of Las Vegas successfully averted what could have been a disastrous cyberattack earlier this month. City officials detected a cyberattack January 7, and...
Peekabo Data Leak
An unsecured database discovered online has leaked thousands of baby photos and videos.  Bithouse, Inc. left unprotected and accessible online an Elasticsearch database containing nearly...
WeLeakInfo
The FBI has seized the domain of WeLeakInfo.com, an online service that sold data from hacked and breached websites. The domain seizure and termination of...
Mitsubishi data breach
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it experienced a major data breach in June 2019 that has been traced back to a Chinese hacking group. “ur...
Avast antivirus
A subsidiary of Avast antivirus is selling sensitive user browsing data to many companies, including Revlon, Microsoft, Google, Yelp, Condé Nast, and TripAdvisor. According to...
Avast data
Avast will phase out Jumpshot, a subsidiary that sells user browsing data gleaned from its antivirus and security products.  “I – together with our board...
Ashley Madison Data Breach
A new extortion scam is targeting users of marital infidelity site Ashley Madison whose accounts were compromised in a 2015 data breach. Site members are...
Joker malware
Online scammers are using the 2020 Oscars to spread malware. A recent study released by Kaspersky Labs uncovered several hacking and phishing campaigns promising their...