Cybersecurity News

Dark Web News Analysis A threat actor on a known cybercrime forum is advertising the alleged sale of a massive database belonging to Advance Create Co.,Ltd. (advancecreate.co.jp), a major Japanese insurance agency that operates the “Hoken Ichiba” (Insurance Market) comparison platform. Brinztech Analysis: Key Cybersecurity Insights This alleged data breach ...

Dark Web News Analysis A threat actor on a known cybercrime forum is advertising the sale of a database allegedly belonging to ProctorU (now part of Meazure Learning). The dataset reportedly contains 350,000 records and is being sold for $800. Brinztech Analysis: Key Cybersecurity Insights Regardless of whether this is ...

Dark Web News Analysis A threat actor on a known cybercrime forum is advertising the sale of a database containing 950,000 records allegedly belonging to SAKRA Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, a division of SAKRA World Hospital in India. The dataset is being sold for $550. Brinztech Analysis: Context: This incident occurs ...

Dark Web News Analysis A threat actor on a known cybercrime forum is advertising the alleged sale of a database containing 400,000 records from Pareto, a prominent Argentine fintech company. The dataset is being offered for sale with a “Leak Date: November 2025.” Brinztech Analysis: Key Cybersecurity Insights This alleged ...

Dark Web News Analysis A threat actor on a known cybercrime forum is advertising the alleged leak of a massive SQL database belonging to the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS), specifically attributing it to the Agency of Intelligence & Federal Investigation (AIFI). The Data Metrics: Brinztech Analysis: Key Cybersecurity Insights ...

Dark Web News Analysis A new cyberespionage campaign by the Iranian state-sponsored group MuddyWater (aka Mango Sandstorm, Static Kitten, TA450) has been identified by ESET Research. Active between September 2024 and March 2025, this campaign specifically targets Israeli entities across academia, engineering, local government, and utilities, alongside a technology firm ...

Public Breach Analysis Coupang, South Korea’s largest e-commerce retailer, has confirmed a massive data breach exposing the personal information of 33.7 million customers—accounting for roughly two-thirds of the country’s population. The company initially reported a much smaller incident affecting 4,500 accounts on November 18, 2025, but subsequent investigations revealed the ...

Public Breach Analysis The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) has officially confirmed a new data breach resulting from a cyberattack on its Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) servers. This incident is part of the massive global campaign attributed to the Clop ransomware gang. Incident Timeline & Scope: Context: This is the second ...

Public Policy & Privacy Analysis The Indian government, through the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has issued a controversial order mandating that Apple and other smartphone manufacturers pre-install a state-owned “security” app called Sanchar Saathi on all devices sold in the country. The Mandate (November 28 Order): The Standoff: As predicted, ...

Dark Web News Analysis A threat actor on a known cybercrime forum is advertising the alleged sale of a database belonging to Banorte (banorte.com), one of Mexico’s largest financial institutions. The dataset reportedly contains 4.8 million records of Mexican taxpayers and bank clients. Brinztech Analysis: Key Cybersecurity Insights This alleged ...