BreachForums – 212,156 breached accounts

In November 2022, the well-known hacking forum “BreachForums” was itself, breached. Later the following year, the operator of the website was arrested and the site seized by law enforcement agencies. The breach exposed 212k records including usernames, IP and email addresses, private messages between site members and passwords stored as argon2 hashes. The data was provided to HIBP by a source who requested it be attributed to “breached_db_person”.

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The Role of Mentorship in Cyber Threat Intelligence (Part 2)

The Role of Mentorship in Cyber Threat Intelligence (Part 2)

While we can all benefit from professional mentorship, mentoring needs will vary from person to person based largely on where they are in their career. In this blog series we introduced mentorship concepts, the role and responsibilities of mentors and mentees, and provided resources on areas to engage to find prospective mentors, both formally through organizational program and through industry specific events or initiatives.

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Biggest Security Threats at Healthcare Websites

Biggest Security Threats at Healthcare Websites

In the digitized world we live in today, data is a vital component of any healthcare system. However, it’s also becoming increasingly susceptible to security threats, particularly for healthcare websites that manage a large volume of sensitive patient data. These threats not only jeopardize the privacy of patients but can also lead to financial losses, […]
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Checklist: Securing Digital Information

Digital information is generally the lifeblood of any given organization, containing essential company data needed to run the business. Paperless offices have become the norm across industries and remote work depends on the ability to share electronic information for communication, announcements and collaboration. This checklist from TechRepublic Premium provides a strategy for implementing the maximum …

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7 Tips to Make iPhone Safe and Secure in 2023

7 Tips to Make iPhone Safe and Secure in 2023

Meta – Ensuring online safety should be your top priority when using your smartphone. Although the iPhone comes loaded with safety features and there are other helpful tools too, you still need to know the basics to use it optimally for greater security. An iPhone is considered more secure compared to other types of smartphones. […]
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BookCrossing – 1,582,323 breached accounts

In August 2022, the book social networking site BookCrossing disclosed a data breach that dated back to a database backup from November 2012. The incident exposed almost 1.6M records including names, usernames, email and IP addresses, dates of birth and plain text passwords.

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