Adam Levin

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...

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...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday made clear that the online-offline divide in consumers' minds has almost disappeared. Among the big winners for sales in 2019...

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 has declared a state of emergency following a ransomware attack. The city government has effectively been offline since December 13 when employees were...

Hackers have compromised Ring security cameras, which in theory could allow third parties video and audio access to millions of homes. There have been several...

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, FL was hit by a cyberattack in the wake of what has been described as a terrorist shooting. "The city of Pensacola is experiencing...

I'm going to put my one takeaway tip upfront in this article, because it's that important: Don't use a debit card when you're shopping online. While...

The holiday season is a time for giving, but it’s also a time for taking--or rather stealing--thanks to scammers who prey on charity. As...

China just upped the ante on the high-stakes area of privacy and biometrics by requiring citizens to submit to facial scans if they want...

Adam Levin was listed on SecurityScorecard's top 15 list of cybersecurity experts to follow on Twitter in 2020. Levin is listed at #9. "You’ll feel...

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...

One terabyte of data belonging to a major hotel booking platform was found leaked online. A huge trove of customer data belonging to Gekko Group...

Google has announced major revisions to its policies on political advertising. In a press release on its company blog, Google unveiled several major adjustments to...

Macy’s has informed customers of an e-skimming data breach following the discovery of Magecart malware on its website. In a letter to affected customers, the...

Data belonging to more than 450,000 players of popular online games were exposed on an unprotected database accessible online. Wizards of the Coast, the company...

Part-time employment opportunities increase around the holidays. Wherever there is a scramble to get something done quickly and there’s money involved, there are scams.  Many...

News that Virtual Private Network (VPN) provider NordVPN was breached spread quickly. While the breach of a major VPN service is newsworthy, this one wasn't particularly....

Payment security continues to decline worldwide, with almost two-thirds of organizations failing to meet and maintain compliance standards, according to a new report released...