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Threat Actor Who Hacked FBI Email System Appears to Be Responsible for Recent Attack Against Robinhood
Two days ago the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) email servers were targeted by hackers who sent out thousands of fake messages claiming that recipients were victims of cyberattacks. The thread actor known as “Pompompurin” is suspected of being behind this attack. A Privacy Affairs investigation revealed that Pompompurin is also likely behind the recent attack against Robinhood.

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Hacker Group Desorden Breaches Central Retail Corporation
Today the hacker Grou Desorden announced yet another breach against one of Central Group’s subsidiaries. This time the hackers breached Central Retail Corporation. Central Retail Corporation is a corporation listed on Thailand’s Stock Exchange that operates supermarkets, convenience stores, shopping malls, department stores, and consumer goods under a range of popular brands.

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Acer Hacked – Private Data of Millions of Clients Sold on Hacker Forum
Hacker group Desorden announced today on a popular hacker forum that it has hacked and breached the Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics company Acer. On a forum post today - 13 October - the hacker group Desorden announced that it had hacked and breached the Indian servers of Acer. This alleged breach affected acer.co.in - the Indian subsidiary of the Taiwanese manufacturer.

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Twitch Hack: Creator Payout Details and Source Code Leaked for Free
Popular video game streaming service Twitch appears to have been hacked “in its entirety”, according to an anonymous hacker on 4Chan. The hacker posted a torrent file of 125G that contains source code as well as information on creator payouts. The anonymous hacker commented on 4Chan that the reason for the leak was to “foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space.”

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Sensitive Data of 1,193,316 Argentine Military Servicemen Leaked on the Dark Web
Private and sensitive information of more than one million members Argentina’s various military services was leaked on the dark web and various hacking forums. On September 26 2021 a user on a popular hacking related forum claimed to possess sensitive information of more than 1 million members of various military branches and institutions of Argentina.

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ExpressVPN Knew of Daniel Gericke’s Involvement in UAE’s Project Raven
Online privacy company ExpressVPN claims that it knew “key facts” of their executive, Daniel Gericke’s involvement in Project Raven. Recently, three former US intelligence and military personnel, Marc Baier, Ryan Adams, and Daniel Gericke were fined $1.6 million by the DPA, on hacking-related charges.

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ProtonMail Surrenders User Logs And Changes IP Logging Policy
ProtonMail, widely acknowledged as one of the most secure email services, just walked back on it's no-logs policy after a police investigation. The company logged the user’s account and collected his IP address, which it then handled to the French authorities, who subsequently arrested a user in France.

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WhatsApp Issued GDPR Fine of €225m in Ireland
Ireland’s Data Information Officer has just fined WhatsApp with €225M for breaching several privacy regulations. In the history of the GDPR, this is the second-largest fine they’ve issued. It’s also the largest ever issued by the Irish Data Protection Commission.