What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast
What the Hack? Podcast

Data Security

The latest on data breaches and cybersecurity and data security by Adam K Levin.

pro-iranian hackers
A federal website was defaced with pro-Iranian messaging in what is believed to be retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed one of...
CCPA
California’s groundbreaking privacy law went into effect January 1, 2020. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires businesses to inform state residents if their data...
Honours leak
2020 seems to be getting off to an inauspicious start with the compromise of the home addresses of prominent UK citizens--many of them in...
2020 Cybersecurity predictions
2019 is virtually over and a new year beckons with all the solemnity of the grim reaper for those who don't have their eyes...
Wawa data breach
Convenience store and gas station chain Wawa informed customers of a data breach that compromised payment card information at most of its 842 locations. In...
Internal data breach
Internal data breaches are on the rise, with 70% of security professionals reporting that it’s happened to them in the last five years. According to...
New Orleans Ransomware
New Orleans has declared a state of emergency following a ransomware attack. The city government has effectively been offline since December 13 when employees were...
Birth Certificate PII
The personal data of more than 752,000 applicants filed to obtain copies of birth and death certificates was found on an unprotected Amazon Web...
Pensacola cyberattack
Pensacola, FL was hit by a cyberattack in the wake of what has been described as a terrorist shooting. "The city of Pensacola is experiencing...
USB
When you think about cyberthreats, what comes to mind? An extortionist announcing your doom with a dark monitor and a laughing skull? State-sponsored cyber-warriors working...