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Onliner Spambot – 711,477,622 breached accounts
In August 2017, a spambot by the name of <a href="https://benkowlab.blogspot.com.au/2017/08/from-onliner-spambot-to-millions-of.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Onliner Spambot was identified by security researcher Benkow moʞuƎq</a>. The malicious software contained a server-based component located on an IP address in the Netherlands which exposed a large
Read MoreBiohack.me – 3,402 breached accounts
In December 2016, the forum for the biohacking website <a href="https://forum.biohack.me/index.php?p=/discussion/2101/critical-website-server-compromised-read-this-action-needed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biohack.me suffered a data breach</a> that exposed 3.4k accounts. The data included usernames, email addresses and hashed passwords along with the private messages of forum members. The data
Read MoreBin Weevils – 1,287,073 breached accounts
In September 2014, the online game <a href="http://blog.binweevils.com/2014/09/important-security-update/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bin Weevils suffered a data breach</a>. Whilst originally stating that only usernames and passwords had been exposed, <a href="https://www.databreaches.net/data-from-2014-hack-of-childrens-online-game-bin-weevils-leaked-online-hacker-claims-20m-records/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a subsequent story on DataBreaches.net indicated that a more extensive set
Read MoreDailymotion – 85,176,234 breached accounts
In October 2016, the video sharing platform <a href="http://thehackernews.com/2016/12/dailymotion-video-hacked.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dailymotion suffered a data breach</a>. The attack led to the exposure of more than 85 million user accounts and included email addresses, usernames and bcrypt hashes of passwords.
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Don’t Swipe Your Credit Card Before You Read On…
The worst thing about a hi-tech world is that crime has gone hi-tech too. Credit card skimmers are a popular way for criminals to use tech-savviness to steal our financial freedom. The good thing is that some skimmers have limitations
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