Hacker Breaches the Database Of Bitdefender, Demands Bitcoin as Ransom
One of Bitdefender's servers has been hacked by DetoxRansome. The hacker claimed to have stolen some of the login credentials of Bitdefender's users. He has also threatened to release the details of the users if the sum of $15,000 is not paid as ransom. The breach has been confirmed by Bitdefender, an antivirus software provider. Bitdefender, however, claimed that the total amount of data that was leaked is less than 1 percent of its users' data. They further stated that the login credentials that were compromised were those of accounts belonging to small to medium sized businesses. They....
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