Paying hackers to delete stolen or exfiltrated data sounds counterintuitive — and risky — yet it’s become a recurring reality for companies, hospitals, and even governments. These payments range from negotiated “data deletion” fees to traditional ransom payments for restoration. Understanding why victims sometimes pay, the real risks involved, and what alternatives exist is essential […]
In early 2024, the world witnessed what experts have now called the biggest data breach in history — a cyber disaster involving over 26 billion records leaked online. Dubbed the “Mother of All Breaches” (MOAB) by cybersecurity researchers, this incident wasn’t a single hack but a massive compilation of stolen data from multiple platforms, stretching […]
The recent AWS outage of October 2025 sent shockwaves across industries — from fintech to media — reminding everyone how fragile our cloud-dependent world can be.When a service as massive as Amazon Web Services “sniffs,” even the internet catches a cold. For data controllers, this isn’t just an inconvenience — it’s a wake-up call. Outages […]
The Internet Just Went Dark — Again On October 20, 2025, the internet felt the shockwaves of a massive Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage that disrupted thousands of websites, mobile apps, and business operations worldwide. From financial platforms and e-commerce stores to health and government services, the outage showed just how fragile the modern web […]
Weak passwords are the easiest — and most common — route into accounts, networks, and sensitive data. Attackers exploit predictable passwords, password reuse, and poor authentication practices to break into systems quickly and at scale. In fact, password-based attacks remain one of the dominant vectors in the threat landscape. Microsoft This article explains how hackers […]
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