Data Breach
Fraud Blog posts tagged “Data Breach”.
Facebook Data Breach Affecting 30 Million Users Makes Victims More Susceptible to Account Takeover
While nearly 30 million Facebook users had their names and basic contact information stolen, about 14 million of these data breach victims…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachFTC Chair Nominee and New Federal Reserve Chairman Each Mention Data Breaches as a Critical Concern
As the FTC considers and confirms nominees to fill vacant commission seats, those interviewed speak to the still growing threat of data…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachGermany Issues First GDPR Fine Following Data Breach at Social Media Company
Nearly 2 million username and password combinations along with 330,000 email and password combinations were exposed in a data breach…
Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Data BreachGermany Issues First GDPR Fine Following Data Breach at Social Media Company
Nearly 2 million username and password combinations along with 330,000 email and password combinations were exposed in a data breach…
Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Case StudiesGovernment Agencies in Puerto Rico Fall Prey to Pair of Spear Phishing Attacks
After compromising the email account of a government official at one agency, targeted phishing attacks were sent from this trusted contact…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachHow to Secure Your Video Chats and Meetings to Protect Against “Zoombombing”
Keeping unwanted parties out of business meetings can range from important to imperative depending on the topics and focus of the video…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachMany Not Ready for GDPR Requirements Including 72 Hour Breach Notification
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect May 25th and will apply to any collecting and storing…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachMassive Wawa Data Breach Puts Unknown Number of Cards in Hands of Fraudsters
Wawa announced a large-scale malware compromise breaching payment cards processed at the pump or inside between March 4 and December 12,…
Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Data BreachMore than 1-in-10 Ransomware Attacks Involve Threat of Releasing Consumer or Client Data
Turning ransomware attacks into data breaches if the ransom isn’t paid, what’s being called exfiltration+encryption attacks, can be…
Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Data BreachNearly 450 Million Consumer Records with PII Exposed in 2018
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, who just released their 2018 End-of-Year Data Breach Report, the number of data breaches…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachNearly Four Thousand Data Breaches, Four Billion Records Compromised in First Half of 2019
More than 3,800 data breaches occurred in the first half of this year, a 54 percent increase from the first half of 2018. The number of…
Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Data BreachNumber of Disclosed Data Breaches Down 50% but Exposed Records Up 400% in First Half of 2020
While there are some questions around the number of data breaches thus far, 2020 is shaping up to be a record year in terms of number of…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read