| 10 February 2021
Security technology firm NordVPN, in cooperation with cybersecurity researchers, has found stolen data records from 16 million computers worldwide, discovering in the process 174,800 leaked streaming content service accounts, many of which relate to popular subscription video-on-demand services.
The data ended up on the dark web after the computers got infected with Zeus, Pony Stealer, RedLine, Raccoon, and dozens of other types of malware built specifically for capturing login credentials saved on computers. As a result, the streaming accounts ended up on the market for a resale.
The researchers estimate that the damage inflicted on users of streaming services alone could round up to $38 million. Netflix users suffered the most: 61% of all stolen streaming credentials are associated with the leading streaming platform. It was followed by Spotify (25%) and Amazon Prime (7%) and then Hulu, Vimeo and Disney+.
Researchers at Google and Stanford analyzed a 1.2 billion malicious emails to find out what makes users likely to get attacked. 2FA wasn't a big factor.
Leak surrounding the Netherlands’ coronavirus track-and-trace programme, results in the personal data of people being stolen, amid curfew riots
Personal data of a large number of people who took part in the Netherlands’ coronavirus track-and-trace programme has been stolen.
The news that the data had been leaked was confirmed by the Dutch health authorities (GGD) on Friday, Reuters reported.
The GGD confirmed a media report that data had been stolen and apologised for what it said were two separate leaks.
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The bad news is that according to the official statement, the authorities did not know how many people were affected by the data theft, but warned it could be in the thousands.
Rioters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday. (Photo: C-SPAN)
After the occupation of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters Wednesday, an emergency response plan to ensure federal computers were locked down apparently was not activated, some experts say. As a result, federal security teams are likely scrambling to detect and repair any damage done.
News reports about stolen computers as well as protesters occupying offices in which computers were left on are raising serious security concerns. I was very disappointed to see that the computers in [Speaker of the House] Nancy Pelosi s office were left on and were unlocked,” says retired Air Force Brigadier Gen. Gregory Touhill, former U.S. CISO and now CEO of Appgate Federal. “That is an incredibly poor security practice. You would have thought that they would have unplugged them as they evacuated the offices.
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