The "Mother of All Breaches"

[Jan]

Mother of all data breaches — how South Africans can protect themselves

Cybernews and security researcher Bob Dyachenko from SecurityDiscovery revealed this week that they discovered a trove of data containing 26 billion records across 12 terabytes of files on the open Internet.

According to the report, while there is likely some new data in the leak, it appears to be mostly old data — a compilation of previous data breaches, reindexed leaks, and privately sold databases.

 

[neoprema]

"Bob Dyachenko from SecurityDiscovery revealed this week that they discovered someone's backup drive." ftfy

 

[randomcat]

Oh no! Not AdultFriendFinder

 

[FiestaST]

Mother of all data breaches — how South Africans can protect themselves

 

[neoprema]

As South African's i think its safe to say, all our PII is out there.

 

[Ivan Leon]

 

[backstreetboy]

Perform frequent anti-virus and malware scans on your personal computer and mobile device, using software that is up to date.

It might be time to stop using antivirus

Update your software and OS regularly instead, practice skeptical computing.

arstechnica.com

 

[umamankandla]

Isn't this story like two days old? I feel sorry for the underpaid MyEskom, I mean, MyBB journalists. They were probably at the time like: I dont get paid enough for this

 

[Swa]

So MyBB got hacked?

 

[Petec]

26 billion records, eh...

Mmmm, send it over to me, and I'll dedupe/clean, for 5c ZAR, per record.
Cheap, cheap.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

if its on the internet, somebody already has hacked it,
solution, old school like filing cabinets and Zero digitization.

yes, entire rooms of typists and super high secrecy, but thats a way to prevent data being hacked.

 

[umamankandla]

if its on the internet, somebody already has hacked it,
solution, old school like filing cabinets and Zero digitization.

yes, entire rooms of typists and super high secrecy, but thats a way to prevent data being hacked.

The typist is using her phone to take photos of the documents and selling it

 

[umamankandla]

26 billion records, eh...

Mmmm, send it over to me, and I'll dedupe/clean, for 5c ZAR, per record.
Cheap, cheap.

Let's say it takes you a second to actually check ten records (including testing on website itself from where data was stolen) it will take you 82 years. You would need a monster to properly clean and validate the data in less than 10 years

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

The typist is using her phone to take photos of the documents and selling it

easy, ban phones, or operate a femtocell to block all cellphones from working.

 

[Petec]

Let's say it takes you a second to actually check ten records (including testing on website itself from where data was stolen) it will take you 82 years. You would need a monster to properly clean and validate the data in less than 10 years

Ye, but I'll string 'em along, while floating in gravy!