Google Dorks: How Hackers Find Exposed Data Using Search Queries
Google Dorks use advanced operators to expose files, passwords, and admin panels indexed by Google. Learn how it works …
Data Breach 10 posts
Information security in plain English: scams, hardening and privacy — plus retrogaming, games and geek culture.
How Equifax ignored one patch and exposed 147 million people
In 2017, hackers spent 76 days inside Equifax's network undetected. The cause: a critical Apache Struts patch ignored …
PSN down: the hack that exposed 77 million accounts in 2011
In April 2011, hackers broke into the PSN and exposed the data of 77 million users. Here's how it happened and what Sony …
How to know if your email was leaked — and what to do next
Your email may be on lists being sold on the dark web right now. Learn to use Have I Been Pwned to check in seconds — …
Credential stuffing: what it is and how to protect your accounts
In June 2025, 16 billion leaked credentials were found online. How credential stuffing works, and how to protect your …
iFood data breach: 1.2 million Brazilian IDs exposed
iFood confirmed a breach dating to December 2025: names, national ID numbers and addresses of 1.2 million customers …
Aflac: breach exposes the data of 22.7 million people
The US insurer confirms that a June 2025 attack exposed the health data and SSNs of 22.7 million people. It took a year …
CISA leaked AWS GovCloud credentials on GitHub for 6 months
A CISA contractor published AWS GovCloud account credentials, SSH keys and plain-text passwords in a public repo — and …
ShinyHunters: 275 million student records exposed
The ShinyHunters group compromised Instructure in April 2026, stealing data on 275 million Canvas users across 9,000 …
Trellix hacked: source code from McAfee+FireEye stolen
RansomHouse accessed Trellix's repository in April and stole source code from the company that protects 50,000 …