Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2025

A cyberattack on healthcare provider Esse Health in April 2025 exposed data of 263K+ patients, including SSNs and medical info. In April 2025, Missouri-based healthcare provider Esse Health suffered a cyberattack that disrupted its systems and led to the theft of personal data from over hundreds of thousands individuals.

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Zero Day

JUNE 22, 2025

Close Home Tech Security 16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself Wondering if your information is posted online from a data breach? Written by Charlie Osborne, Contributing Writer and  Lance Whitney, Contributor June 22, 2025 at 1:30 a.m. Sounds scary, right?

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 14, 2025

“Cybercriminals can use this treasure trove of sensitive information to impersonate people and commit fraud with stolen identities, or they may package and sell personal data on the dark web to the highest bidder,” Bunn told Fox Business.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

McAfee Essential offers web browsing protection, VPN, and identity monitoring. McAfee Premium adds data cleanup features. For basic identity needs, McAfee Essential or Premium should be sufficient. But if you want more, McAfee Advanced adds identity theft coverage, credit card transaction monitoring, and credit score updates.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 17, 2025

According to Sandeep, Meta fixed the bug he filed on December 26, 2024, on January 24, 2025. But always keep in mind that there could be leaks, bugs, and data breaches revealing even those conversations you set to private. Protect your social media accounts by using Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2025

19, 2025, CyberNewswire — The average corporate user now has 146 stolen records linked to their identity, an average 12x increase from previous estimates, reflecting a surge in holistic identity exposures. For further insights, the full 2025 SpyCloud Identity Exposure Report is available here. Austin, TX, Ma.

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

Here are the facts and how to protect yourself Wondering if your information is posted online from a data breach? Written by Charlie Osborne, Contributing Writer and  Lance Whitney, Contributor June 20, 2025 at 9:32 a.m. Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next. Sounds scary, right?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

” reads the data breach notification shared with the Maine Attorney General. HSHS is offering free identity theft protection and credit monitoring to affected individuals.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

4, 2025, CyberNewswire — SpyClouds Identity Threat Protection solutions spearhead a holistic identity approach to security, illuminating correlated hidden identity exposures and facilitating fast, automated remediation. million in related costs per breach and took the longest to identify and contain.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Microsoft 365 also has features like identity theft monitoring, OneDrive file protection, and advanced email and calendar features for Microsoft Outlook, besides the Defender antivirus. The post Comparing Antivirus Software 2025: Avast vs. AVG appeared first on eSecurity Planet.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2025

11, 2025 360 Privacy , a leading digital executive protection platform, today announced that it has secured a $36 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital , a sector-focused growth equity firm with a successful track record of investing across the enterprise technology landscape. In 2024, the average cost of a data breach reached $4.88

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Webroot

APRIL 30, 2025

May 1, 2025, is World Password Day , a reminder that passwords are the unsung heroes of cybersecurity, the first line of defense for all your sensitive personal data. Data breaches are on the rise, and according to the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, a staggering 81% of them are linked to weak or compromised passwords.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

While the latter is more of a good thing, all of these are realities and none of the three will go away in 2025. While cybersecurity has its bad side (breaches, hacks, AI); it also has a good side (good practitioners and vendors fighting the good fight, AI). Secure digital identities: Broader adoption of services like Clear and ID.me

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 21, 2025

We feel it certainly qualifies as a data breach when SSNs are leaked. Or, as diGenova described it: It not only means identity theft, but Ive had threats against me. Or, as diGenova described it: It not only means identity theft, but Ive had threats against me. Check the vendors advice.

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Zero Day

JULY 18, 2025

Written by Emily Long, Contributing writer Contributing writer July 18, 2025 at 7:52 a.m. PT Password managers are essential tools for creating and securely storing login credentials and other sensitive data you want to have at your fingertips. Here's how to decide between the two.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Potential consequences for users If the breach is legitimate, it could have significant security and privacy implications for OmniGPT users, including: Phishing and identity theft : Exposed email addresses and phone numbers can be leveraged for targeted phishing attacks and social engineering scams.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 18, 2024

IAM Predictions for 2025: Identity as the Linchpin of Business Resilience madhav Thu, 12/19/2024 - 05:33 As we look toward 2025, the lessons of 2024 serve as a stark reminder of the rapidly evolving identity and access management (IAM) landscape.

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Webroot

MAY 28, 2025

This is partly due to the increase in data breaches. Studies show that 51% of Americans report theyve been victims of a data breach, and 64% say theyve changed their online behavior for fear of escalating online threats like ransomware and identity theft. Looking for more information?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The answer is simple: invest in the right anti-malware and anti-virus software designed specifically for Mac users in 2025. To simplify your decision-making process, we’ve compiled a list of the six best anti-malware software solutions for Macs in 2025, along with their pros and cons: 1. Do Macs Need Antivirus Protection?

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 18, 2024

IAM Predictions for 2025: Identity as the Linchpin of Business Resilience madhav Thu, 12/19/2024 - 05:33 As we look toward 2025, the lessons of 2024 serve as a stark reminder of the rapidly evolving identity and access management (IAM) landscape.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Alongside Defender, Microsoft 365 has features like identity theft monitoring, OneDrive file protection, and advanced email and calendar features for Microsoft Outlook. The post Compare Antivirus Software 2025: Bitdefender vs ESET appeared first on eSecurity Planet.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 24, 2024

Regulations galore Against this backdrop, there are myriad global data protection regulations. The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is widely considered the de facto gold standard. Also, the GDPR recommends data anonymization to minimize the risk of PII breach and identity theft.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 3, 2025

You may also like to read: Top 10 Cybersecurity Trends in 2025 Key Points to Master Internet Speed and Security Solutions to Fix Internet Speed Top Security Threats You Should Know Risks arise when using a public network. These threats are basically used to derive user's information, which breaches users' privacy and raises security issues.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 15, 2024

These assessments must weigh the benefits against potential risks to consumer rights and apply to processing activities occurring on or after October 1, 2025. Effective Date and Transition Period MODPA will take effect on October 1, 2025, with no retroactive application to processing activities before April 1, 2026.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 13, 2022

Sensitive data can include personally identifiable information (PII) that can impact user privacy. Sensitive data also includes payment and financial information that could lead to identity theft and fraud if the data is lost or stolen and winds up in the wrong hands. Data Explosion. Key DLP Trends.

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Centraleyes

JUNE 5, 2025

Deloittes 2025 Higher Education Trends highlights that today’s university security leaders must do more than secure datathey must adapt to seismic shifts in risk, trust, and technology. Financial Strains Undermine Security Readiness Fitch Ratings highlights different points in their 2025 report. A study at a U.S.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The consequences of such breaches can be severe, including identity theft, financial loss, and reputational damage for the affected organizations. Initially aligned with the “Anonymous” movement through high-profile website defacements, the group has since expanded its portfolio to include data breaches and ransomware attacks.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The consequences of such breaches can be severe, including identity theft, financial loss, and reputational damage for the affected organizations. Initially aligned with the “Anonymous” movement through high-profile website defacements, the group has since expanded its portfolio to include data breaches and ransomware attacks.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Although “Grand Theft Auto VI” (GTA VI) is scheduled for release in 2025, scammers have already started to exploit its popularity by creating fake beta versions and unauthorized mobile releases to trick users into downloading malware or submitting personal information.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Gartner has projected that by 2025, more than 60% of organizations will move away from VPN and rely on ZTNA. SSI postulates protection of privacy via a secure and trustworthy identity management framework, and enacts a digital passport to authenticate one's identity using own credentials.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In fact, “the number of publicly reported data compromises in the U.S. through September of 2021 has already surpassed the total number of compromises in 2020 by 17%, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).” projected deaths due to a cybersecurity threat weaponizing industrial facilities by 2025.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. Phishing emails were a prevalent mode of attack, and they have been in circulation since at least the mid-1990s. At the beginning of 2020, U.S.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 19, 2025

Matt Burgess Israel Says Iran Is Hacking Security Cameras for Spying Plus: Ukrainian hackers reportedly knock out a key Russian internet provider, China’s Salt Typhoon hackers claim another victim, and the UK hits 23andMe with a hefty fine over its 2023 data breach. All rights reserved.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2025

A data breach at Ascension, caused by a former partner’s compromise, exposed the health information of over 430,000 patients. At the end of April, the company notified patients that their personal and health information had been compromised in a December 2024 data breach suffered by a former business partner.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2025

The notice from The North Face says: On April 23, 2025, we discovered unusual activity involving our website, thenorthface.com (Website), which we investigated immediately. Following a careful and prompt investigation, we concluded that an attacker had launched a small-scale credential stuffing attack against our Website on April 23, 2025.

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