- An unsecured database containing more than 61 million records belonging to wearable technology and fitness firm GetHealth was exposed online, ZDNet reports. Researchers said data sources include Fitbit and Apple’s HealthKit, while user names, birthdates and GPS logs were among exposed information.
- Gizmodo reports a hacker group allegedly collected and leaked approximately 500,000 usernames and passwords of cybersecurity firm Fortinet VPN users on a dark web forum.
- Members of the hacker group Anonymous claim to have stolen “a decade’s worth of data” from web hosting company Epik, Gizmodo reports. An Epik spokesperson said it is “not aware of any breach” and takes “the security of our clients’ data extremely seriously.”
- Data from security vendor Sophos showed global financial services firms spent over $2 million on ransomware attack recoveries last year, InfoSecurity Magazine reports.
- Researchers from Trend Micro found banking, government and manufacturing entities are top targets for ransomware operators, with large companies particularly at risk, ZDNet reports.
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