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Collection #1 Mega Breach Leaks 773 Million Email Accounts
A gigantic trove of email addresses and passwords containing over 2 billion records has been discovered online.
The breached data, dubbed “Collection #1” by...
Details on FBI Investigations Leaked by Unprotected Server
A massive leak of unprotected data on a server belonging to the Oklahoma Securities Commission was discovered in December 2018.
Three terabytes of data...
Government Shutdown Leaves Americans More Vulnerable to Identity Theft, Scams
U.S. citizens are more vulnerable to the effects of identity theft and scams as a result of the ongoing government shutdown.
The two primary...
AT&T, T-Mobile To Stop Selling Location Data
AT&T and T-Mobile announced that in March 2019 they would stop selling user location data to third parties. The announcements came on the heels...
Government Shutdown Hampers Cybersecurity
The ongoing shutdown of the U.S. Government has impacted federal cybersecurity according to several reports.
The roughly 800,000 federal workers currently on furlough include:
...
Hackers Release Personal Info of Hundreds of German Politicians
Hackers have published the personal data and documents of hundreds of German politicians and celebrities online.
The data breach was announced by the German government....
Did the GOP operative in North Carolina help election security?
When the North Carolina State Board of Elections and Ethics voted against certifying Republican Mark Harris as the winner over Democrat Dan McCready in the state's 9th Congressional...
Will 2019 Be the Year Cybersecurity Goes Mainstream?
2019 will be the year consumers start thinking more about cyber hygiene, and the year Congress becomes more proactive in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity.
While the year...
Is Your Company Doing Market Research for Your Advertiser?
Unless you live in a boot at the bottom of Loon Lake, you know that everything you do online is tracked. When you load a...
Does Your Business Depend on Stronger Election Security?
This midterm election, a steady flow of headlines and heated controversy focused not on political leanings or flipping seats (at least directly), but rather on...
