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News and interesting facts about data theft and hacking from around the world.
Dailymotion is probably the biggest loser of the month, with 87.6 million data stolen from its servers – user data, passwords, and other personal information all fell into the hands of the hackers. Anyone who had an account on the site would be better off changing their password, and of course, so would anyone else on any other website where they used the same username/password pair.
Evony Gaming’s database didn’t survive the first weeks of December: hackers hacked into the database that contains the Evony: Age II login data. Around 33 million players were affected, probably not because their game statuses were made available but because email addresses and account passwords were also compromised.
The servers of the website Weebly have been hacked, and a database of usernames and passwords has been obtained. Anyone who might be using the service had better change their password as soon as possible – and of course, not only for Weebly but also for any other site where they have used the same email/password pair.
In Russia, five banks have had their servers crippled by DDoS attacks. This trick is often used as a red herring, so we wouldn’t be surprised if within weeks we found out that some or all of the personal data of customers of the banks affected had been stolen. DDoS attacks on banks are not uncommon, with hundreds of such attacks in 2016 alone.
Tesco’s own-brand bank in the UK has been forced to suspend online transactions after it emerged that 20,000 accounts had lost money in varying amounts. The funds were withdrawn from the accounts over a weekend. Given that all transfers were initiated online, the source of the problem is likely to be the NetBank. This is suggested because Tesco did not restrict the use of cards linked to the accounts.
A hacker claims to have hacked into one of the most popular online dating sites, Adult Friend Finder, in October and obtained a significant amount of user data. Although it has been over a month since the alleged hack, the site has not been confirmed. Still, it has issued a statement saying that the matter is under investigation and that if any information comes to light, it will be shared …
Last.fm, which also reported an attack in 2012, is not defending its users’ interests in 2016. Forty-three million records were stolen. Fortunately, the passwords were encrypted. It is incomprehensible why companies keep secrets: leaks come to light sooner or later, and disclosures are far more damaging to reputation than if a company had come forward and told the truth itself.
The website of one of the largest online porn empires, Brazzers, has been hacked. A total of 800,000 users’ details have been stolen – it happens to the best of us, you might say. What’s interesting is not that it happened back in 2012, but Brazzers has only just made the incident public. Not exactly a user-friendly policy, that’s for sure.
Contrary to its name, Modern Business Solutions (MBS) did not take a modern approach to protect its users’ data, so it is not surprising that hackers managed to get 58 million records in a direct attack without any problems. In addition to name and address, the data also revealed who owns what car, which is good information for a car theft gang.
A hacker has put up for sale a Yahoo database containing the details of 200 million users, including name, username, password, and date of birth. The database is not recent, dating from 2012, and can be bought at a bargain price of just 3 bitcoins.