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'''GnosticPlayers''' is a [[ computer hacking ]] group, who took responsability for hacking [[ Zynga ]]<ref>CBS, [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/words-with-friends-hack-zynga-data-breach-exposes-200-million-users/ Zynga data breach exposed 200 million Words with Friends players], ''[[CBS_News]]''</ref><ref>''The Guardian'', [https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/dec/19/170m-passwords-stolen-in-zynga-words-with-friends-hack-monitor-says 170m passwords stolen in Zynga hack, monitor says], [[The_Guardian]]</ref><ref>[[The_Verge]], [https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21029682/zynga-hack-words-with-friends-draw-something-password-data-breach https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21029682/zynga-hack-words-with-friends-draw-something-password-data-breach],'' The Verge''</ref><ref>Zynga Breach, [https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/zynga-game-hacking.html 218 Million Zynga users stolen], Hacker News</ref><ref>Zynga breached by GnosticPlayers, [https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/09/30/data-breach-warning-for-200-million-android-and-ios-gamers/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/09/30/data-breach-warning-for-200-million-android-and-ios-gamers/ ], ''[[Forbes]]''</ref>, [[Canva]]<ref>Notice of data breach, [https://support.canva.com/contact/customer-support/may-24-security-incident-faqs/ https://support.canva.com/contact/customer-support/may-24-security-incident-faqs/] Canva's notice of data breach</ref><ref>Catalin Cimpanu, [https://www.zdnet.com/article/australian-tech-unicorn-canva-suffers-security-breach/ Australian tech unicorn Canva suffers security breach], [[ZDNet]]</ref><ref>Paul Wagenseil, [https://www.tomsguide.com/us/canva-data-breach,news-30165.html 139 Million Users Hit in Canva Data Breach], ''tom's guide''</ref><ref>Naked Security, [https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/05/28/millions-of-canva-users-data-stolen-as-gnosticplayers-strikes-again/ Millions of Canva users’ data stolen as GnosticPlayers strikes again ], [[Sophos]]</ref><ref>Luke Christou, [https://www.verdict.co.uk/canva-data-breach-gnosticplayers/ Gnosticplayers: Why the hacker behind the Canva data breach boasted to the media], ''The Verdict''</ref>
'''GnosticPlayers''' is a [[ computer hacking ]] group, who took responsability for hacking [[ Zynga ]]<ref>CBS, [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/words-with-friends-hack-zynga-data-breach-exposes-200-million-users/ Zynga data breach exposed 200 million Words with Friends players], ''[[CBS_News]]''</ref><ref>''The Guardian'', [https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/dec/19/170m-passwords-stolen-in-zynga-words-with-friends-hack-monitor-says 170m passwords stolen in Zynga hack, monitor says], [[The_Guardian]]</ref>, [[Canva]]<ref>Naked Security, [https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/05/28/millions-of-canva-users-data-stolen-as-gnosticplayers-strikes-again/ Millions of Canva users’ data stolen as GnosticPlayers strikes again ], [[Sophos]]</ref><ref>Luke Christou, [https://www.verdict.co.uk/canva-data-breach-gnosticplayers/ Gnosticplayers: Why the hacker behind the Canva data breach boasted to the media], ''The Verdict''</ref>
, along with more than 40 others popular online services.<ref>''ZDNET'', [https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-hacker-has-dumped-nearly-one-billion-user-records-over-the-past-two-months/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-hacker-has-dumped-nearly-one-billion-user-records-over-the-past-two-months/], [[ZDNet]]</ref><ref>Malpedia, [https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/actor/gnosticplayers https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/actor/gnosticplayers], ''[[Fraunhofer_Society]]''</ref><ref>''Coin Spectator'', [https://coinspectator.com/news/1298511/who-is-gnosticplayers-the-hacker-selling-business-firms-data-for-btc https://coinspectator.com/news/1298511/who-is-gnosticplayers-the-hacker-selling-business-firms-data-for-btc]</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=SC_Magazine&redirect=no], [https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/a-hacker-dubbed-gnosticplayers-and-is-known-for-selling-personal-information-recently-posted-26-42-million-stolen-user-records-for-sale-on-the-dark-web/ https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/a-hacker-dubbed-gnosticplayers-and-is-known-for-selling-personal-information-recently-posted-26-42-million-stolen-user-records-for-sale-on-the-dark-web/], ''SC Magazine''</ref><ref>Cyware Labs, [https://cyware.com/news/times-when-gnosticplayers-hacker-made-headlines-for-selling-troves-of-stolen-data-on-dark-web-f8849502 Times when ‘Gnosticplayers’ hacker made headlines for selling troves of stolen data on dark web], ''Cyware Labs''</ref>
, along with more than 40 others popular online services.<ref>''ZDNET'', [https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-hacker-has-dumped-nearly-one-billion-user-records-over-the-past-two-months/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-hacker-has-dumped-nearly-one-billion-user-records-over-the-past-two-months/], [[ZDNet]]</ref><ref>Malpedia, [https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/actor/gnosticplayers https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/actor/gnosticplayers], ''[[Fraunhofer_Society]]''</ref><ref>''Coin Spectator'', [https://coinspectator.com/news/1298511/who-is-gnosticplayers-the-hacker-selling-business-firms-data-for-btc https://coinspectator.com/news/1298511/who-is-gnosticplayers-the-hacker-selling-business-firms-data-for-btc]</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=SC_Magazine&redirect=no], [https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/a-hacker-dubbed-gnosticplayers-and-is-known-for-selling-personal-information-recently-posted-26-42-million-stolen-user-records-for-sale-on-the-dark-web/ https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/a-hacker-dubbed-gnosticplayers-and-is-known-for-selling-personal-information-recently-posted-26-42-million-stolen-user-records-for-sale-on-the-dark-web/], ''SC Magazine''</ref><ref>Cyware Labs, [https://cyware.com/news/times-when-gnosticplayers-hacker-made-headlines-for-selling-troves-of-stolen-data-on-dark-web-f8849502 Times when ‘Gnosticplayers’ hacker made headlines for selling troves of stolen data on dark web], ''Cyware Labs''</ref>

Previously, as reported by [[The Independent]]<ref>Anthony Cuthbertson, [https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/dark-web-data-hackers-dubsmash-myfitnesspal-myheritage-cyber-security-a8775666.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/dark-web-data-hackers-dubsmash-myfitnesspal-myheritage-cyber-security-a8775666.html] ''The Independent''</ref>, the [[group]] was claiming responsability for [[hacking]] several online businesses, stealing hundreds of millions of credentials from web databases, such as [[MyFitnessPal]],[[Dubsmash]]<ref>Annie Palmer, [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6700953/Hacker-dumps-620-million-private-records-16-websites-dark-web.html], ''The Daily Mail''</ref>, and 14 others, subsequently selling credentials on the [[dark web]].<ref>Digit, [https://www.digit.in/news/general/617-million-hacked-accounts-put-on-sale-on-the-dark-web-46437.html https://www.digit.in/news/general/617-million-hacked-accounts-put-on-sale-on-the-dark-web-46437.html], ''Digit Magazine''</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 17:01, 12 February 2020

GnosticPlayers is a computer hacking group, who took responsability for hacking Zynga [1][2], Canva[3][4] , along with more than 40 others popular online services.[5][6][7][8][9]

Previously, as reported by The Independent[10], the group was claiming responsability for hacking several online businesses, stealing hundreds of millions of credentials from web databases, such as MyFitnessPal,Dubsmash[11], and 14 others, subsequently selling credentials on the dark web.[12]

References

  1. ^ CBS, Zynga data breach exposed 200 million Words with Friends players, CBS_News
  2. ^ The Guardian, 170m passwords stolen in Zynga hack, monitor says, The_Guardian
  3. ^ Naked Security, Millions of Canva users’ data stolen as GnosticPlayers strikes again , Sophos
  4. ^ Luke Christou, Gnosticplayers: Why the hacker behind the Canva data breach boasted to the media, The Verdict
  5. ^ ZDNET, https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-hacker-has-dumped-nearly-one-billion-user-records-over-the-past-two-months/, ZDNet
  6. ^ Malpedia, https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/actor/gnosticplayers, Fraunhofer_Society
  7. ^ Coin Spectator, https://coinspectator.com/news/1298511/who-is-gnosticplayers-the-hacker-selling-business-firms-data-for-btc
  8. ^ [1], https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/a-hacker-dubbed-gnosticplayers-and-is-known-for-selling-personal-information-recently-posted-26-42-million-stolen-user-records-for-sale-on-the-dark-web/, SC Magazine
  9. ^ Cyware Labs, Times when ‘Gnosticplayers’ hacker made headlines for selling troves of stolen data on dark web, Cyware Labs
  10. ^ Anthony Cuthbertson, https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/dark-web-data-hackers-dubsmash-myfitnesspal-myheritage-cyber-security-a8775666.html The Independent
  11. ^ Annie Palmer, [2], The Daily Mail
  12. ^ Digit, https://www.digit.in/news/general/617-million-hacked-accounts-put-on-sale-on-the-dark-web-46437.html, Digit Magazine
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