Arrr matey! A treasure map gone awry! 12 million souls' secrets spilled like rum overboard!
2025-03-01
Arrr matey! A scallywag of a cyber fiend laid siege to Zacks, a treasure of an investment crew, snatchin’ records of a million landlubbers! Aye, ‘tis a right pickle they be in, don’t ye think? Avast, keep yer doubloons close, for the digital seas be treacherous!
Ahoy there, mateys! If ye think healthcare be a treacherous sea, ye best be settin' yer compass to the financial waters, fer they be swarmed with data breaches and nasty ransomware attacks! Aye, the latest fish tale be about Zacks, an American investment research company, where a scallywag hacker, callin' himself "Jurak," claimed to have plundered a treasure trove of 15 million customer records, but alas, 'twas only 12 million! In late January 2025, this rapscallion bragged he’d slipped into Zacks’ systems as early as June 2024, snatchin' sensitive booty like source code and user data. He even put the haul up for sale on dark forums, offerin' samples for a pittance in cryptocurrency! Blimey, the data included email addresses, names, and unsalted passwords—what a right pickle! But fear not, fer ye can protect yerself from these nefarious sea shanties of identity theft. Use strong antivirus, enable two-factor authentication, and change yer passwords faster than a ship in a storm! And if ye’ve been touched by this breach, consider a data removal service to keep yer treasure safe from crafty pirates! So hoist the sails and heed the call of cybersecurity, lest ye find yerself walkin' the plank!