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114 Million US Citizens and Companies Found Unprotected Online

Adam Levin

Hackenproof, the Estonian cybersecurity company that found the data trove online, announced their discovery on their blog. The data was found on Shodan , an IoT-centric search engine that allows users to look up and access “power plants, Smart TVs, [and] refrigerators.” 32 million SkyBrasil customers. 1133 NFL players.

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Healthcare – Patient or Perpetrator? – The Cybercriminals Within

Security Affairs

With copious amounts of data collected by healthcare facilities, cybercriminals often target such entities. Moreover, the healthcare industry collects unique data, known as Protected Health Information (PHI), which is extremely valuable. Identity theft takes on a whole new meaning when a bad actor gets ahold of your PHI.

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Privacy predictions 2023

SecureList

On the other hand, we saw the repeal of Roe vs Wade and the subsequent controversy surrounding female reproductive health data in the US as well as investigations into companies selling fine-grained commercial data and facial recognition services to law enforcement. One way to do that might be to insure yourself against data breaches.

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”. Ultimately, IoT continues to pose security challenges for organizations, and as clearly demonstrated here, security cameras are no exception. Costlow agreed, adding, “Deepfakes are becoming increasingly common.