The databases were stolen Attack.Databreach between 2011 to 2017 from widely visited forums providing information about Bitcoin mining and trading . The combined number of data stolen Attack.Databreach from these forums is more than 12,000,000 including 536,727accounts from MerlinsMagicBitcoin.com which suffered a data breach Attack.Databreach in January 2017 , 514,409 accounts from BitcoinTalk.org forum which was hacked Attack.Databreach in May 2015 , 568,357 stolen Attack.Databreach from BTC-E.com back in October 2014 , 21,439 accounts from BTC4Free.com which was hacked Attack.Databreach in January 2014 , 21,439 accounts from BTC4Free.com which was also hacked Attack.Databreach in January 2014 . 3,153 Bitcoin.Lixter.com which was breached Attack.Databreach in September 2014 , 1,780 BitLeak.net accounts stolen Attack.Databreach back in March 2014 , 28,298 DogeWallet.com accounts stolen Attack.Databreach in January 2014 , 61,011 MtGox.com stolen Attack.Databreach in June 2011 , 34,513 BitsCircle.com ( breach Attack.Databreach date unknown ) 10,855,376 BitcoinSec from 2014 breach Attack.Databreach and 3,149 accounts from TheBitcoinShop.pixub.com ( breach Attack.Databreach date unknown ) . In some cases , the passwords have been decrypted while some are using SHA1 hash which is easy to decrypt since Google security researchers have already broken the SHA-1 web security tool last month . The price set for this data is USD 400 ( BTC 0.3817 ) It must be noted that BitcoinTalk.org and BTC-E.com are two of the most important bitcoin related platforms having their data sold on the dark web since 2016 by several other vendors . However , we are not sure about rest of the platforms . Either way , if you have an account on any of the forums mentioned above change your password asap . Also , some of the forums discussed aren ’ t active anymore ; therefore , the relevance of their data is out of the question .

The databases were stolen Attack.Databreach between 2011 to 2017 from widely visited forums providing information about Bitcoin mining and trading . The combined number of data stolen Attack.Databreach from these forums is more than 12,000,000 including 536,727accounts from MerlinsMagicBitcoin.com which suffered a data breach Attack.Databreach in January 2017 , 514,409 accounts from BitcoinTalk.org forum which was hacked Attack.Databreach in May 2015 , 568,357 stolen Attack.Databreach from BTC-E.com back in October 2014 , 21,439 accounts from BTC4Free.com which was hacked Attack.Databreach in January 2014 , 21,439 accounts from BTC4Free.com which was also hacked Attack.Databreach in January 2014 . 3,153 Bitcoin.Lixter.com which was breached Attack.Databreach in September 2014 , 1,780 BitLeak.net accounts stolen Attack.Databreach back in March 2014 , 28,298 DogeWallet.com accounts stolen Attack.Databreach in January 2014 , 61,011 MtGox.com stolen Attack.Databreach in June 2011 , 34,513 BitsCircle.com ( breach Attack.Databreach date unknown ) 10,855,376 BitcoinSec from 2014 breach Attack.Databreach and 3,149 accounts from TheBitcoinShop.pixub.com ( breach Attack.Databreach date unknown ) . In some cases , the passwords have been decrypted while some are using SHA1 hash which is easy to decrypt since Google security researchers have already broken the SHA-1 web security tool last month . The price set for this data is USD 400 ( BTC 0.3817 ) It must be noted that BitcoinTalk.org and BTC-E.com are two of the most important bitcoin related platforms having their data sold on the dark web since 2016 by several other vendors . However , we are not sure about rest of the platforms . Either way , if you have an account on any of the forums mentioned above change your password asap . Also , some of the forums discussed aren ’ t active anymore ; therefore , the relevance of their data is out of the question .

Criminals are still trying to shake down Attack.Ransom users of the Ashley Madison dating/cheating online service . As you might remember , the service was hacked Attack.Databreach in 2015 , and the attackers stole Attack.Databreach sensitive personal and financial data of 37 million users , and later dumped it online . Since then , cyber criminals have been attempting to monetize this data by sending emails to users whose info they found in the dump , threatening to reveal all of it to the target ’ s nearest and dearest , and asking for money Attack.Ransom in exchange for silence . The emails generally contain some of the target ’ s personal data as to make the threat believable , and often claims that the attackers have found the target ’ s Facebook account and , therefore , have the means to contact their friends , family , and employer . In this latest round of blackmail attempts Attack.Ransom , they are threatening to set up a site and publish all the stolen information . “ On May 1 2017 we are launching our new site – Cheaters Gallery – exposing those who cheat and destroy families . We will launch the site with a big email to all the friends and family of cheaters taken from Facebook , LinkedIn and other social sites . This will include you if do not pay to opting out , ” the email says , as noted by ZDNet ’ s Robin Harris , who received one . The extortionists are asking for Attack.Ransom some $ 500 ( in Bitcoin ) . It ’ s impossible to tell whether these crooks are the same ones that mounted previous email blackmail attempts Attack.Ransom . What is definitely obvious is that they are betting on there still being some users with too much to lose if the information gets out . Harris did not share the contents of the email he received , but recipients can be sure that if their Facebook or other social media account isn ’ t specified in it , the blackmailers haven ’ t actually connected the two accounts . More likely than not , they have simply written a script that takes specific info from the Ashley Madison data dump Attack.Databreach , inserts it in a template email , and fires these emails off to as many recipients as possible .

In an email sent to users on 26th December , the site explained Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability that hackers were able to conduct this breach by exploiting Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability a known vulnerability in outdated vBulletin forum software . Although PakWheels didn ’ t reveal the number of affected users , we at HackRead have inside details on this breach Attack.Databreach according to which the number of targeted users impacted by this breach Attack.Databreach goes over 674,775 users including names , emails , encrypted passwords , mobile number and Facebook sessions . PakWheels was started back in 2003 to fill the missing space between automotive enthusiasts and absence of a platform that discusses automotive industry related topics in the country . In May 2016 , Pakistan ’ s real estate giant Zameen was hacked Attack.Databreach by a Bangladeshi hacker who leaked Attack.Databreach its entire database after being ignored by Zameen ’ s administration . As far as vBulletin forum software , the year 2016 , has been a bad year for anyone using vBulletin and not updating it to its latest version . Until now , the forums hacked Attack.Databreach due to vulnerability in outdated vBulletin forum software include Clash of Kings forum with 1.6 million data stolen , Epic games forum with 800,000 accounts stolen , Grand Theft Auto ( GTA ) forum , Russia ’ s Mail.ru with 27 million accounts stolen , LifeBoat forum with 7 million accounts stolen and Exile Mod gaming forum with 12,000 accounts stolen .