Some 617 million online account details were stolen. The data was listed for sale on the dark web.
The data breach included Dubsmash (162 million records), MyFitnessPa Data has become more weaponized with the use of ransomware. There are more ransomware operators than ever before. Groups like Maze, Sodinokibi, DoppelPaymer, Nemty, Nefilim, CLOP, and Sekhmet are attacking companies daily throughout the world. Hackers are also targeting governmental, educational, and health-care entities. In 2019, the U.S. was hit by ransomware attacks impacting 948 public and government agencies and the estimated costs were over $7.5 billion, according to a December 2019 Emsisoft report.
