Quest data breach

Quest Diagnostics Highlights Vendor Vulnerability

Quest Diagnostics, a leading American clinical laboratory company, announced today that 11.9 million patients may have been compromised in a vendor-related incident. A statement released...
Game of thrones

What Game of Thrones Can Teach You About Data Breaches

HBO's hit series Game of Thrones is now history, but it will live on in the hearts, minds and social media interactions of its...
First American Data Leak

Was Your Mortgage Deal One of Nearly 900 Million Recently Exposed?

First American Financial Corp. left hundreds of millions of sensitive financial documents unprotected on its website dating back as far as 2003. The security hole,...
Google glitch

Google Glitch Left Passwords Unprotected for 14 Years

Google announced a glitch that stored unencrypted passwords belonging to several business customers, a situation that had been exploitable since 2005. In a blog post...
Photo leak

Data Leak Exposes Instagram Influencers

A leaked database has compromised the personal information of more than 49 million Instagram users, including celebrities and “influencers.” The information was found on an...
Sim Card Swap

Feds Break Up Major SIM-Hijacking Ring

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has arrested and charged members of a major cybercriminal ring in connection with $2.4 million worth...
Whatsapp spyware

WhatsApp Compromised by Spyware

WhatsApp disclosed a major security vulnerability that allowed hackers to remotely install spyware on mobile devices. The vulnerability, discovered earlier this month, allowed third parties...
Email is a liability

Email Is the Biggest Threat to Business, So Why Is Everyone...

Microsoft's Outlook.com service suffered a major breach earlier this year. The compromise allowed hackers to potentially access user email accounts, and that was the case for...
Samsung Source Code Breach

Access and Source Code to Samsung Apps Left Unprotected on Public...

The source code and security keys associated with a number of Samsung apps and projects have been discovered on unprotected server. Samsung’s SmartThings home...
Cyberattack on the electrical grid

U.S. Energy Grid Experiences Possible Cyberattack

An apparent denial of service attack caused a disruption in a segment of the U.S. energy grid affecting Utah, Wyoming, and Southern California. Little is...