BitDefender, the ever so popular antivirus provider was hacked recently and hackers made off with a "limited" number of users credentials.
The most alarming is that the hackers stated that all the user's data, including passwords, was stored in plain-text, meaning it was not encrypted at all. This is very embarrassing for the firm, not solely because they got hacked, but because they failed to provide the most basic security measures to protect user data.
The Romanian firm admitted they were breached, but stated that no servers were breached, but rather a vulnerability in a cloud application of theirs was exploited, and hinted at an SQL injection.
The hackers are threatening to release the data unless $15,000 is paid by BitDefender. If it were to be released, it would certainly put quite a dent in the company's image. Will they give in to the hacker's demands? Stay tuned to find out.
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