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.

Last week, if you wanted a vehicle tag or a license in Montgomery County, Alabama, you were out of luck. Hackers request bitcoins Hackers knocked many county computers offline with...
Credit lockdown
When Equifax announced the historic data compromise that exposed the sensitive personal information of up to 143 million consumers, the company said victims would have access...
Some time ago, the popular show Mythbusters wanted to find out if the Lone Ranger was right about silver bullets being better than lead ones. Turns...
Equifax Data Breach
Until murky details are cleared up, follow best practices for protecting personal information Equifax needs to start answering questions, fast. And this better be a turning...
venmo
With Venmo being one of the most popular ways to send money, it makes sense to wonder what’s keeping your personal data and digital...
For years, security researchers and consumers have been fixated on concerns around hacking cars. Maybe they should worry about ship hacking instead. Several recent collisions involving...
dark web
Preparation, execution and monetization of any high-profile data breach that comes to mind requires multiple transactions between several tiers of co-conspirators. That collaboration takes place on the Darknet. Yet despite...
personal data
Data compromises and the identity-related crimes that flow from them are now the third certainty in life, right behind death and taxes. That said,...
Cyber attack
If you didn't like WannaCry, you're really going to hate the sequel. Like the Godfather and Star Wars movie franchises, the second installment of "the...
Add HBO to the growing list of companies victimized by a serious cybersecurity incident. According to The Associated Press, cyber criminals stole 1.5 terabytes of corporate data, including...