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Spotify is a digital music streaming service, founded in Sweden in 2008. Recently, hackers obtained the personal data of more than 300,000 Spotify users and published it online. Here’s what you need to know about the incident. The case Unknown hackers have downloaded a database containing the personal data of more than 300,000 Spotify users. Fortunately, the hackers forgot to install strong protection on the server, so a security expert …
The days of classic ransomware viruses are over, with scammers now not only encrypting data but also stealing it to trick victims into paying by threatening to disclose it. Some virus writers have recently gone to the trouble of phoning victims to remind them that a ransom payment is due. Of course, these are not private users, but invariably business users, as it is easy for them to find out …
The world has changed a lot. We are no longer in the era of putting personal information on the Internet and using connected applications to recruit. Now, organizations such as Randstad keep sensitive data on their servers and use AI software to filter for potential employees without giving any information about the applicants directly to them. The case Randstad is an international organization with several job-seeker websites around the world. …
Even though many people think of hacking as something that happens to their devices and information, there are many more cases where hackers target businesses. In this case, the malware-infected Campari’s servers have a broad reach globally and locally. The case The servers of Campari, a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages, have been hacked and infected with a ransomware virus. The attackers first stole data and then encrypted the information on …
You may have heard of ransomware viruses/trojans but don’t know the best way to protect yourself against them. Let’s break things down so that you can be more prepared. What are trojans? One of the biggest threats to users is ransomware viruses/trojans. What is it exactly? It is software that blackmails its victims. It does this by secretly sneaking into your computer and encrypting the data on your hard drive/SSD …
Cryptocurrency is the new, digital form of currency that has grown in popularity over the last few years. Despite this growth and a surge in people investing in cryptocurrency, there is still no guarantee that your cryptocurrency will have any value – or even exist. The case A user has accidentally frozen between $150 and $300 million worth of digital money. The case details are not yet precise, but it …
Hacking has been a known issue for many years, with new vulnerabilities and hacks being discovered almost daily. In this article, the author details just how vulnerable Deloitte’s email system was – and how they managed to quickly respond in order to fix the issue. The case Consulting firm Deloitte uses a cloud-based mail system to allow employees to easily access emails from anywhere globally and on any device. Unfortunately, …
Over a third of the financial institutions surveyed by Deloitte had data problems. This is a cause for concern, but the article is not too worried about it – it says that these institutions have been able to get their act together for the most part. The case According to a survey, US public institutions are pretty sloppy with their data. Although we don’t know any European research, the situation …
It may seem uncomfortable now, but the shift in social media domination is already in motion. Instagram and Facebook are the two most popular apps in the world, and they combine to reach more than 1 billion people every day. The case A bug in one of the Facebook-owned photo-sharing service’s APIs was accidentally introduced, allowing anyone to view users’ private data, provided they knew how to use the API. …
When it takes you to read this article, hundreds of thousands of people have used their password to log into a website, like your bank site or social media platform. But what happens if that data were stolen? The case Security experts stumbled across a database containing 711 million email addresses, usernames, and passwords by accident discovered on a server in the Netherlands, feeding information to a “robot” called Onliner. …