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DNA testing firm accidentally spills information on two million customers

01

Dec

2021

A US-based DNA testing company has been breached, and a database with personally identifiable information on more than two million customers stolen, the firm has announced. DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) said the breach took place between late May and late July this year, while its internal investigation ended in late October this year. The investigation […]

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Accenture Confirms Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack

18

Oct

2021

At the time, LockBit ransomware operators claimed to have stolen over 6 terabytes of data from Accenture’s systems, demanding a $50 million ransom to be paid in exchange for keeping the data private. Given that Accenture did not pay the requested amount in due time, the attackers published over 2,000 files allegedly stolen during the […]

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Coinbase hack sees thousands of users’ accounts drained

04

Oct

2021

Coinbase has sent out breach notification letters to over 6000 users admitting they might have lost funds in a months-long campaign against the cryptocurrency exchange. In the letter, the company said attackers took advantage of a flaw in Coinbase’ two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanism to carry out several assaults between March and May 20, 2021. “As […]

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