Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 17, 2017

We have a data breach problem. My full written testimony is in that link and it talks about many of the issue we face today and the impact data breaches have on identity verification. Data Breaches Occur Due to Human Error. Quite the opposite, in fact - things are going downhill in a hurry.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 8, 2021

Fundamentally, the laws and regulations are one of the best, if not the best, methods to encourage organizations to address data privacy and cybersecurity. But these laws must incorporate principles that respect ethical data collection practices to be truly effective. Current questionable data practices.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Data breaches are fairly common occurrences these days – in 2014 alone, nearly half (43%) of all companies experienced a cyber attack. Even worse is that most data breaches take weeks or even months to discover, which can have devastating effects on a business since the average cost of a compromised record is worth more than $194.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The popular webcomic platform XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users, the incident impacted 562,000 subscribers. XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users. Hunt added the data to the Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) website over the weekend.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This week, I've been writing up my 5-part guide on "Fixing Data Breaches" On Monday I talked about the value of education ; let's try and stop the breach from happening in the first place. 8 days after trying to raise them, they finally acknowledged the breach and reported it to their customers. Yes you do!

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yesterday, I wrote the first part of this 5-part series on fixing data breaches and I focused on education. The next few parts of this series all focus on cures - how do we fix data breaches once bad code has already been written or bad server configurations deployed? Data Collection Should be Minimised, Not Maximisation.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 19, 2017

For the last 4 years, I've also run a free service called Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) which aggregates data breaches and presently contains about 4.8 million people presently subscribe to those notifications and I've had up to 3 million people visit the site in a single day after a major data breach.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2021

vpnMentor’s researchers reported that the Chinese mobile gaming company EskyFun suffered a data breach, over 1 million gamers impacted. . vpnMentor’s researchers discovered that the Chinese mobile gaming company EskyFun suffered a data breach, information of over 1 million gamers were exposed on an unsecured server. .

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The automakers argued that their practice was necessary to provide certain features and services, such as hands-free calling and texting, and that customers had consented to the data collection by agreeing to the terms of service when they purchased their vehicles.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2022

One reader’s copy of their Equifax Breach Settlement letter. In 2017, Equifax disclosed a massive, extended data breach that led to the theft of Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, addresses and other personal information on nearly 150 million people. They received a check for $6.97.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 10, 2024

As we know, a lot of this data is valuable to advertisers—this is what pundits focus on when they invoke the value of “oil” in discussing modern data collection—but this data is also valuable to an entirely separate group that has learned to abuse private information in novel and frightening ways: Cybercriminals.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 18, 2019

“If this Collection #1 has you spooked, changing your password(s) certainly can’t hurt — unless of course you’re in the habit of re-using passwords. The bad news is that Collection #1 seems to be a subset of a significantly larger data collection being sold online containing nearly 1 terabyte of compromised and hacked passwords.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In a recent security report, researchers revealed an unsecured archive of US voter data collected by Deep Root Analytics, a data firm connected to the Republican National Convention (RNC).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 12, 2024

Ransomware Attacks: The Constant and Evolving Cybersecurity Threat madhav Tue, 03/12/2024 - 13:00 Enterprise data collection is skyrocketing, driven by factors like connected devices, cloud computing, personal data collection and digital transactions. It accounts for 25% of all data breaches.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

Fact: Zynga, the California-based social game developer, suffered a major data breach in 2019 when a malicious actor stole 218 million records belonging to “Words With Friends” players. If you were a victim of the Zynga data breach, you’ve probably changed the password for your account already.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

The vulnerability was exploited by multiple threat actors to scrape Twitter user profiles containing both private (phone numbers and email addresses) and public data. Then the scraped data were offered on various online cybercrime marketplaces. In November, data from 5.4M

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2023

It amends the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) introduced in response to rising consumer data privacy concerns. It has significantly impacted data collection and handling practices, giving consumers more control over how businesses handle their data. How does CPRA impact business operations?

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Continuing to deal with the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, last week, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, testified before U.S. Congress admitting he never audited Cambridge Analytica to ensure the Facebook user data collected had been deleted.

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Cytelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It heightens our awareness of extensive data collection about us, revealing potential uses and instigating concerns about potential misuse. Privacy policies from these tech giants, while intricate, are crucial in understanding the data collected and its uses. The impact of Big Tech on privacy is multifaceted.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 22, 2023

Data breaches are a serious threat to organizations, but vulnerability management automation can help reduce the number of incidents businesses face each year. Common vulnerabilities There are many types of vulnerabilities that can lead to a data breach or cyberattack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It can also help in curbing companies like Google and Facebook on their regular practices of data collection and sale of information to ad firms. Note- GDPR allows web users to export their data and delete it as per their choice.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 4, 2023

After having taken Meta to task for various privacy violations and data breaches, Meta is now having to provide European users with a way to opt out of behavioural advertising. That would be the $277m fine issued by the Irish Data Protection Commision because of a Facebook data breach.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JUNE 29, 2020

The breadth of personal data collection in digital solutions in smart city projects makes it difficult to contain it to what is necessary for specific purposes. To address this risk, Sidewalk Labs had proposed privacy protective technology that “locked” personal data into specific purposes and retention times.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The controller shall implement appropriate technical and organizational measures for ensuring that only personal data which are necessary for each specific purpose of the processing are processed. million for mishandling information related to a 2018 data breach that involved the personal information of 30 million users.

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Threatpost

JULY 9, 2020

The server contained almost 270 gigabytes of data collected from 200 police departments, law enforcement training and support resources and fusion centers.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

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 do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In January, Finland”>terminating its contract with Vastaamo – not because of the security breach, but due to an inspection discovering that some of the firm’s therapists were not adequately qualified.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2021

jailbreaking tool Attackers took over the Perl.com domain in September 2020 Bug bounty hunter awarded $50,000 for a Microsoft account hijack flaw Clop ransomware gang leaks data allegedly stolen from cybersecurity firm Qualys Cyber Defense Magazine – March 2021 has arrived.

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Centraleyes

MAY 20, 2024

The primary objectives of an IAM assessment include: Clearly explaining access management best practices Making IAM solutions more effective throughout the enterprise Checking IAM security controls effectiveness Ensuring that data is secure Why does your company require an IAM assessment? Companies must also erase private data upon request.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

While not highly sensitive, the data could still be used by threat actors to stage attacks against US business owners who the threat actors might see as being more affluent and potentially vulnerable to phishing and ransomware attacks. Our teams have investigated a set of alleged LinkedIn data that has been posted for sale.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

million or €50 million penalty in March 2020 by the France data watchdog for failing to provide transparent information to users about its rules and regulations pertaining to data collection related to its products and services. Google was awarded $56.6

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Following news that noted fashion brand Guess suffered a data breach in which personal information may have been stolen, cybersecurity experts on Tuesday said that retailers should take this case as motivation to lock down their cyber defenses. A Guess retail store. N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0 link] , via Wikimedia Commons).

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IT Security Guru

JULY 28, 2023

Businesses can prioritise protection efforts by classifying data based on its importance and regulatory requirements. Employee Education and Awareness : Human error remains a leading cause of data breaches. Understanding Applicable Regulations : SMBs should know the data protection regulations that apply to them.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2021

Businesses must ensure that these entities understand and respect the consumers’ data rights and do not use the data in any manner inconsistent with the purpose for which it was originally collected. Data breaches and other threats. The culprit gained access to sensitive data of 11.9 Privacy Violations.

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2021

For the third time in the past four months, LinkedIn seems to have experienced another massive data scrape conducted by a malicious actor. Once again, an archive of data collected from hundreds of millions of LinkedIn user profiles surfaced on a hacker forum, where it’s currently being sold for an undisclosed sum.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 15, 2024

Maryland Takes the Lead in Privacy Legislation with Comprehensive MODPA The Maryland legislature enacted two comprehensive privacy bills to limit how big tech platforms can acquire and utilize customers’ and children’s data. Notification Timelines The PIPA amendments of 2022 reduce the period for the notification of a data breach.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

The purpose of the day is to raise awareness about how businesses and individuals can promote the implementation of privacy and data protection best practices. . 2020 : A n era of change for Data Protection . It is easy to request customers to input a variety of data into a system.

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