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.

Black Lives Matter malware
The U.S. and global protests of the killing of George Floyd are being used to spread malware according to the cybersecurity non-profit organization abuse.ch.  The...
Honda ransomware
Japanese automotive manufacturer Honda is investigating a possible ransomware attack that has caused company-wide network outages. Several news outlets have reported that the company’s servers...
Joomla data leak
Administrators of the open source Joomla content management system announced a data incident that potentially compromised the information of 2,700 developers. A database containing the...
Mathway breach
Over 25 million user logins and passwords from a popular math app are being offered for sale on the dark web following a data...
celebrity law firm hack
The hackers who attacked a major entertainment and media law firm have now doubled the sum they’re demanding, and have included a threat to...
Magellan Health Ransomware
In the wake of an April ransomware attack, Fortune 500 healthcare company Magellan Health announced that a hacker exfiltrated customer data. The ransomware attack was...
celebrity data breach
A major entertainment and media law firm experienced a massive data breach that may have compromised the data of many celebrities including Bruce Springsteen,...
Password manager
It’s World Password Day, and much like every other day of the year, the state of password security is terrible.  Despite repeated warnings from security...
Adult site leaks 7 TB of data
Users on an adult streaming platform may have experienced the wrong kind of exposure when over seven terabytes of data was found on an...
Pharma exec credential breach
The online credentials for 68% of pharmaceutical executives analyzed for a study have been compromised recently. The study, conducted by cybersecurity firm Blackcloak, found that...