Adam Levin

JUNE 3, 2019

Like a severed head, stolen data is the proof of success in this arena. Case in point: the hacking group Lulzsec’s 2011 hack of the U.S. Every access point has the potential for a breach, be it from an unprotected drive , a re-used password , an irresponsible click, a compromised cell phone or a bad player.

Data breaches 119

Data breaches Marketing Firewall Cybersecurity 119

Troy Hunt

JUNE 25, 2018

Pretty much every day, I get a reminder from someone about how little people know about their exposure in data breaches. Frequently, it's some long-forgotten site they haven't even thought about in years and also frequently, the first people know of these incidents is via HIBP: large @ticketfly data breach.

Passwords 274

Passwords Data breaches Password Management Accountability 274

Troy Hunt

JULY 12, 2019

So "Plan A" was to publish Pwned Passwords V5 on Tuesday but a last-minute check showed control characters had snuck in due to the quality (or lack thereof) of the source data. The Zhenai breach from 2011 added another 5M records to HIBP (I'm still working through a ridiculously long backlog of breaches.)

Data breaches 154

Data breaches Passwords Accountability Hacking 154

Elie

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Performing a longitudinal analysis highlights that the adoption rate of 2FA (two-factor authentication) has been mostly stagnant over the last five years, despite the ever increasing number of accounts hijacked due to the. reuse of passwords found in data breaches and phishing attacks. in 2011 almost 10 years ago.

Authentication 90

Authentication Internet Internet Software 90

McAfee

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Organizations are less worried about unauthorized consumer cloud applications and are more concerned about the security of sensitive data in strategic enterprise cloud services. Cybersecurity incidents involving sensitive data in the cloud can be less frequent, but more damaging.

Threat Detection 40

Threat Detection Accountability Risk Data breaches 40

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. A DSW data breach also exposes transaction information from 1.4

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

From the first Roomba in 2002 to the first virtual assistant (Siri) in 2011, AI has slowly and steadily penetrated the consumer technology market, often with little comprehension from buyers that artificial intelligence is actually powering the functionality behind their favorite devices.

Cybersecurity 75

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Engineering 75

Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

They were particularly effective at wreaking havoc on the web around 2011 and back then, they too were represented as being another bunch of scary dudes. Incidentally, the media piece led to a company's website which led to a request for your personal information - no free email accounts allowed - before you could read the content.).

Data breaches 207

Data breaches Passwords Marketing Hacking 207