Cutout.Pro – 19,972,829 breached accounts

In February 2024, the AI-powered visual design platform Cutout.Pro suffered a data breach that exposed 20M records. The data included email and IP addresses, names and salted MD5 password hashes which were subsequently broadly distributed on a popular hacking forum and Telegram channels.

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10 Must-Read Books on Cybersecurity

In a world fraught with cyberattacks and privacy violations in both business and individual spaces, cybersecurity remains a veritable tool for curtailing these attacks and improving privacy practices. But how can we put cybersecurity to good use without having a strong knowledge of cybersecurity? This list of books, recommended by Franklin Okeke for TechRepublic Premium, …

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Tangerine – 243,462 breached accounts

In February 2024, the Australian Telco Tangerine suffered a data breach that exposed over 200k customer records. Attributed to a legacy customer database, the data included physical and email addresses, names, phone numbers and dates of birth. Whilst the Tangerine login process involves sending a one-time password after entering an email address and phone number, it previously used a traditional password which was also exposed as a bcrypt hash.

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