Data breaches

Baldr – Information Stealing Malware

Baldr is the name of a new family of information-stealing malware. Its authors first introduced it to cybercriminal circles in January, and about a month later, Microsoft’s security team reported that they have seen it in the wild. Bill Gates’ specialists said that the stealer is ‘highly obfuscated’ which usually suggests that someone has put […]

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The 10 Biggest Data Breaches of 2018

10. Ticketfly — 27 million What was affected: Personal information including names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.When it happened: Late May 2018 How it happened: A hacker called “IsHaKdZ” compromised the site’s webmaster and “gained access to a database titled ‘backstage,’ which contains client information for all the venues, promoters, and festivals that utilize Ticketfly’s services.”

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