Breach Archive
Popular PDF software developer suffers major data breach – reset your password now
Foxit Software, the company behind PDF reader Foxit Reader and PDF editor PhantomPDF, is forcing users to reset their password after it suffered a data breach. The software developer has not revealed a great deal about the nature of the security incident, and has been somewhat vague about when it took
Imgur Data Breach Sees Email Addresses, Passwords of 1.7 Million User Accounts Leaked
HIGHLIGHTS Imgur was informed of the breach last week The breach occured back in 2014 It announced the breach within a day of disclosure Image sharing website Imgur has revealed that it had suffered a data breach in 2014, one that was only revealed to it last week by
Hackers attack Verizon’s anti data breach division, access information of 1.5 million customers
Verizon’s anti-hacking task force called Verizon Enterprise Solutions was hit by hackers. Over 1.5 million customers’ data was stolen from the division, which is responsible for providing cybersecurity solutions to Fortune 500 companies. The breach was first reported by independent cybersecurity researcher Brian Krebs. The hacker/s, who
US IRS Breach Bigger Than First Thought, With Over 700,000 Victims
The IRS said Friday that the number of taxpayers whose tax information may have been stolen by computer hackers now exceeds 700,000 – more than double the agency’s previous estimate. The tax collecting agency said 390,000 more taxpayer accounts may have compromised than the 334,000 it warned