Ecuador data leak

This Common Mistake You May Be Making Right Now Exposed an...

A routine data project revealed that the personally identifying information of the entire nation of Ecuador might be online for all to see--just like, potentially, your...
Words with Friends Data Breach

Hacker Claims to Have Compromised 200 Million Words with Friends Accounts

The hacker allegedly behind the Collection #1 and Collection #2 data breaches has claimed responsibility for the compromise of more than 200 million users...

Equifax Settlement Scams – Third Certainty Episode 3

In the latest episode of Third Certainty, Adam Levin explains how scammers are targeting consumers in the Equifax data breach settlement.
It's Google's world

It’s Google’s World. Your Business Is Just Living in It

Fifty attorneys general announced earlier this month that Google is the target of an antitrust probe. Any business owner who has happened to find themselves stuck in the...
Right to be forgotten

EU Court Limits “The Right to Be Forgotten”

The European Court of Justice ruled that the E.U.’s “right to be forgotten” privacy law only applies within the borders of its member states. "Currently,...
LinkedIn Data Mining

Court Rules in Favor of Mining LinkedIn User Data

A federal appellate court ruled that mining and aggregating user data publicly posted to social media sites is allowable by law. In an opinion released...
Business identity theft

Companies Can Have Their Identities Stolen, Too. Here’s What to Do...

When Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account was hacked for roughly 20 minutes, we all got a glimpse of corporate identity theft, and why it...
Nevada privacy

New Nevada Privacy Regulation Goes Into Effect Oct. 1

New provisions to Nevada’s online privacy law will be effective on October 1, 2019. Nevada Senate Bill 220, signed into law earlier this year, will...

Is There a Hacker in Your Wallet? Third Certainty Episode 2

In the second episode of Third Certainty, Adam Levin explains how consumers can protect themselves in the aftermath of the Capital One data breach.
Ecuador data leak

New Breach Exposes an Entire Nation: Living and the Dead

A misconfigured database has exposed the personal data of nearly every Ecuadorean citizen, including 6.7 million children. The database was discovered by vpnMentor and was...