Every data breach serves as a learning experience, both for the companies affected and for those that observe the situation from afar. The recent Accellion breach is certainly no exception. With thousands of companies and educational institutions among the victims, the case is a large-scale example of what can go wrong when a single point …
As we head farther into the digital age, we all leave more of our personal data out there for hackers to potentially access. This produces unease for consumers who understandably worry that sensitive information could fall into the wrong hands. That’s why companies need to make sure that they’re doing everything they can to prevent …
533 Million Facebook Users’ Data Has Been Leaked Online Read More »
Making Sense of the MGM Grand Data Breach The Identity Theft Resource Center reports that there were 1,473 known data breaches in 2019. These attacks affect the data of millions of people. A compromised identity can have consequences that last for years. One of the most visible data breaches of 2019 was the MGM Grand …
MGM Resorts Data Breach Exposes Personal Data of 10.6 Million Guests Read More »
Data Protection is Vital for Customer Trust and Loyalty It now seems like it may be easier to track the sites and apps who haven’t experienced a major data breach than keep track of those who have. DoorDash is just the latest in a long line of companies that have experienced a serious security breach, …
Hacker Gains Access to More Than 100 Million Credit Card Records Yet again, there is news of another enormous data breach. This latest breach is the largest data attack on a bank ever and one of the biggest data breaches of any kind. It exposed the data of 100 million U.S. and 6 million Canadian …
Your medical records contain a great deal of confidential financial, personal, and health-related information. You have no choice but to trust that medical providers who need that information will take the necessary steps to protect your data. Unfortunately, that trust can be violated. Many companies have access to your medical records, way beyond your doctors’ …
Almost 12 Million Patient Records Exposed in Quest Diagnostics Breach Read More »
Mega breeches are becoming all too common. From the the billion email address and passwords that were leaked in January, to the “March Madness” of 763,117,241 people that had their records leaked, to the latest data breach of 80 million US households details. What has our cyber world come to? It emerged that two security …
Identity thieves are consistently upgrading their techniques – studying new technology and methods that create success for them and a nightmare for your customers. Adding to the risk, most consumers use their credit cards for both convenience and to reap rewards opening the door for risk to lurk in. An often overlooked issue with stolen …
Explosion in Healthcare Data Breaches There has been an explosion recently in the theft or exposure of healthcare data. In addition to the breach of extremely sensitive personal medical information, these attacks or errors exposed huge amounts of insurance and financial information. Healthcare data breaches are shocking. People have gotten used to being careful with …
The recently discovered Marriott Hotel data breach is one of the largest data thefts ever. The numbers involved are staggering. Hackers stole records from 500 million hotel customers who stayed in Marriott-owned, Starwood brand properties. It’s probably the second-largest data breach in history, topped only by the time hackers got access to 3 billion Yahoo …
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