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Nameless Malware data breach (2020)

In January 2021, NordLocker provided HIBP 1.1 million email addresses collected by nameless malware. The malware campaign ran between 2018 and 2020 and infected 3.25 million computers, stealing files, credentials and taking screenshots and photos using the computer's webcam.

Victim
Nameless Malware
records
1.1M
SectorOther

Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2020-01-01, Nameless Malware was affected by a data breach. Approximately 1,121,484 accounts were exposed. In January 2021, NordLocker provided HIBP 1.1 million email addresses collected by nameless malware. The malware campaign ran between 2018 and 2020 and infected 3.25 million computers, stealing files, credentials and taking screenshots and photos using the computer's webcam.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#NamelessMalware

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