Security News

Children’s Voice Messages Leaked in CloudPets Database Breach (Threatpost)
2017-02-28 17:22

Voice messages from children sent through an internet-connected toy called CloudPets were stolen from an exposed MongoDB database, which has been wiped clean and the data held for ransom.

Cyber extortionists hold MySQL databases for ransom (Help Net Security)
2017-02-27 19:13

Ransomware has become cyber crooks’ favorite attack methodology for hitting businesses, but not all cyber extortion attempts are effected with this particular type of malware. Since the beginning...

Cloud-based databases need new approaches to ensure data security (Help Net Security)
2017-02-23 12:45

Interest and adoption of cloud-based databases is ramping up as more companies see the value of moving from traditional on-premise IT infrastructures to off-premise cloud services like Amazon...

Open Databases a Juicy Extortion Target (Threatpost)
2017-02-13 16:00

A sudden wave of attacks against insecure databases resulting in ransom demands points to wave of data hijacking attacks.