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.

Proud Boys
Democratic voters in four states have received threatening emails from the right-wing extremist group the Proud Boys. The emails tell recipients that the Proud...
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble has confirmed a data breach following a cyberattack that took many of their services offline.  The bookseller sent an email to customers...
Norway hack
The Norwegian government has blamed Russia for a hacking campaign that targeted the email accounts of parliament members. The attack was deployed in August. “This...
trickbot
Microsoft has stepped up its efforts to disrupt the Trickbot malware botnet after receiving permission to take on its network infrastructure. Citing concerns of potential...
Emotet
The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert warning of an increase in Emotet malware-based phishing attacks on state...
Facebook election security
Facebook has announced that it will place greater restrictions on advertisements for social and political issues ahead of the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The company...
Clark County
Ransomware operators have released the personal data of students in the Clark County School District in Nevada after officials refused to pay to have...
Tyler Technologies
Tyler Technologies, a software and technology provider for U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies, announced that its internal systems were hacked last week.  The...
2020 census
Distracted by a pandemic, historic social unrest, a general election, fire tornados and murder hornets, the Trump administration seems intent on handing Republicans a...
Referee data breach
The personal information of 540,000 sports referees, league officials, and school representatives has been compromised following a ransomware attack targeting a software vendor for...