Data breaches
Why You Should Opt Out of Sharing Data With Your Mobile Provider
A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and ...
What You Need to Know About the Cyber Threat Landscape in 2023
Our new report dives into the perpetual cycles of cybercrime and shows organizations how consolidated intelligence empowers them to fight back The post What You Need to Know About the Cyber Threat ...
Data Breaches in February 2023 – Infographic
A data breach is when sensitive, protected, or confidential information is accessed, stolen, or exposed by an unauthorized individual or group. These incidents can occur in various ways, such as hacking, theft, ...
Two U.S. Men Charged in 2022 Hacking of DEA Portal
Two U.S. men have been charged with hacking into a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) online portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. Both are alleged to be part ...
Five Cyber Trends to Watch For
Over the last few years, the digital landscape has been threatened, and violently disrupted, by cyberattacks. Here are 5 trends to consider. The post Five Cyber Trends to Watch For appeared first ...
Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022
Three different cybercriminal groups claimed access to internal networks at communications giant T-Mobile in more than 100 separate incidents throughout 2022, new data suggests. In each case, the goal of the attackers ...
California medical groups; Pepsi experience data breaches
Healthcare organizations continue to be a popular target for cybercriminals, as evidenced by reports looking back at cyberattacks in 2022. A study from Critical Insights found nearly 50 million people were affected ...
SolarWinds and Market Incentives
In early 2021, IEEE Security and Privacy asked a number of board members for brief perspectives on the SolarWinds incident while it was still breaking news. This was my response. The penetration ...
“Ensuring Secure Transactions with PCI DSS Compliance”
Introduction In today’s digital age, businesses place high importance on safeguarding sensitive data and making sure credit card transactions are secure. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) fills this ...
Experian Glitch Exposing Credit Files Lasted 47 Days
On Dec. 23, 2022, KrebsOnSecurity alerted big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian that identity thieves had worked out how to bypass its security and access any consumer's full credit report -- armed ...
