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Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?

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Data Breach: Millions of Phone Numbers, Recordings, and Call Logs Compromised in Ringostat Data Leak

Security Affairs

The leaked data numbers in the millions and was accessible to anyone who possessed the link. There was no need for a password or login credentials to access the information, and the data was not encrypted. It was founded in 2013 and operates worldwide but mainly in Ukraine and Russia. The leak has since been secured.

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2013 Target Breach Exposes Much More Than Data

SiteLock

As we continue to dissect the massive data breach at Target , we’re going to learn lots of lessons. And apart from the hit the company will take on its reputation and brand, security experts expect that the cost of just responding to the data breach could be huge. Hire a hacker to do the job for as little as $100.

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It’s a Holiday Security Breach Blowout

SiteLock

It’s a heartwarming tale of multiple mass data compromises, which affected yours truly. We’ll also discuss how major data breaches occur, and what you can do to protect yourself in the Age of the Large Data Breach. The next notification I received was for an earlier intrusion, the 2013 compromise of 2.4

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350 million decrypted email addresses left exposed on an unsecured server

Security Affairs

Screenshot from the latest forum discussion about RepWatch in 2013: The CSV files appear to have included the same set of 350 million unique emails, separated into three groups: hashed, hashed and salted, and unencrypted files. Change your passwords approximately every 30 days. Watch out for potential spam messages and phishing emails.

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Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

Krebs on Security

In June, KrebsOnSecurity was contacted by a cybersecurity researcher who discovered that a group of scammers was sharing highly detailed personal and financial records on Americans via a free web-based email service that allows anyone who knows an account’s username to view all email sent to that account — without the need of a password.

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The 2019 Database Gold Rush

SiteLock

As you can see in the chart below from Statista, data breaches rose more than tenfold between 2005 and 2017. Now think about the type of data you enter when you create a new account on a website. You are often required to provide your email address, date of birth, first and last name, and a password.

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