A 158-year-old UK transport company, KNP Logistics Group, collapsed in days after cybercriminals guessed a weak password on an unprotected system, deployed Akira ransomware, and destroyed backup systems. The attack resulted in 700 job losses and a £5 million ransom demand, highlighting ho...
The North Face has suffered its fourth credential stuffing attack since 2020, with the latest breach detected on April 23, 2025. Attackers accessed customer information including names, purchase histories, addresses, emails, birth dates, and phone numbers, though payment data remained secu...
Black Basta ransomware operators have developed "BRUTED," a sophisticated automated framework that targets edge network devices including popular VPN and remote-access products from SonicWall, Palo Alto, Cisco, and others. Operational since 2023, the tool systematically enumerates subdomai...
This article explains three common password-cracking methods: brute force attacks (systematically trying all combinations), dictionary attacks (using common password lists), and rainbow table attacks (using precomputed hash tables). It provides real-world breach examples like T-Mobile and ...
PayPal agrees to pay $2M fine to New York State for a 2022 data breach affecting 35,000 accounts. The breach, caused by credential stuffing attacks and security vulnerabilities, exposed customer data including SSNs. PayPal has since implemented enhanced security measures including mandator...
