Malwarebytes

JULY 31, 2023

Meta has run into yet another bout of court related issues—two subsidiaries have been ordered to pay $14 million regarding undisclosed data collection. Last year, Instagram received a record fine of $400m for the abuse of children’s data.

Data collection 94

Data collection VPN Advertising Mobile 94

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!

Data breaches 217

Data breaches Risk Accountability Data collection 217

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Millions of people likely just received an email or snail mail notice saying they’re eligible to claim a class action payment in connection with the 2017 megabreach at consumer credit bureau Equifax. One reader’s copy of their Equifax Breach Settlement letter. They received a check for $6.97. In February 2020, the U.S.

Identity Theft 252

Identity Theft Data breaches Data collection Hacking 252

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.

Data breaches 210

Data breaches Government Backups Internet 210

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2024

On January 4, 2017, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), located in Cleveland, Ohio, became aware of an infection on more than 100 of its computers. On January 10 2017, and unaware of this ongoing investigation, Malwarebytes became aware of the Mac version of the malware that would become known as FruitFly.

Malware 87

Malware Passwords Identity Theft Data collection 87

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2022

Microsoft has tracked the threat actor since 2017 and says that its objectives and victimology closely align with the state interests of Russia. Seaborgium's campaigns typically involve phishing and credential theft, which lead to intrusions and data breaches.

Phishing 70

Phishing Data collection Accountability Data breaches 70

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 23, 2018

In its Global Risk Report 2017 , the World Economic Forum found that “large-scale cyber-attacks or malware causing large economic damages” or “widspread loss of trust in the internet” remain the primary business risks in North America.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Data breaches IoT 40