personal information
California Federal Court Weighs In (Again) on Social Media Scraping
Social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn have collected personal information on hundreds of millions of subscribers. They have also promised those subscribers that their data will only be shared or ...
Cash Advance Service Dave.com Reports Data Breach
Digital banking and cash advance app Dave has reported a data breach after a bad actor published a database containing personal information of 7.5 million users on a public hacking forum. According ...
Information of 9 Million Passengers Compromised in EasyJet Data Breach
UK low-cost airline EasyJet just announced it was the target of a highly sophisticated cyber-attack that exposed personal details of 9 million customers. “Following discussions with the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), the ...
5 Ways to Strengthen your Password
We use passwords to secure a variety of personal and professional accounts. These accounts protect important data such as ourbanking information, medical portals, or company emails. As we create more profiles for ...
5 Ways to Strengthen your Password
We use passwords to secure a variety of personal and professional accounts. These accounts protect important data such as ourbanking information, medical portals, or company emails. As we create more profiles for ...
Harvesting Likes on Social Media or a Window for the Hacker to Climb Through?
So earlier this year, I wrote a piece about how we as humans are so quick to give away personal information to various companies in the quest for discounts or free stuff ...
Adobe exposes 7 million Creative Cloud accounts online
Creative software giant Adobe has issued a security notice confirming the embarrassing exposure of over 7 million user accounts, potentially leaving users vulnerable to phishing scams. On Friday, an Adobe blog entry ...
California adds biometric specs to data breach law
California is changing its Information Practices Act of 1977 to expand the definition of personal information with additional identifiers, including biometric data of those affected. The amendment comes with new instructions on ...
Teen Sues Apple for $1 Billion, Saying Facial Recognition Mistook Him for a Thief
An 18-year-old student from New York is suing Apple for $1 billion, claiming he was wrongfully accused of stealing gadgets from a number of Apple stores in Boston, Manhattan, New Jersey and ...
Facebook strikes again – now asks new subscribers for passwords to their email accounts
Facebook just can’t get a break. After a long string of accusations directed at the social platform for security and privacy concerns, Facebook has now been caught using an appalling security practice ...
