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ShinyHunters Hits Ticketmaster with Breach Impacting 560 Million Users

SecureWorld News

However, if ShinyHunters' claims prove legitimate, it could rapidly escalate into one of the most severe data privacy disasters in history given the sheer number of individuals potentially impacted across the entertainment industry. "If If confirmed, Ticketmaster must be transparent about the accessed data.

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Data Privacy and the Cybercrime Economy

SiteLock

The same rules apply to the criminal underworld, where it’s becoming very obvious that information is the top currency – more valuable even than bank accounts and credit cards. According to Kaspersky, social networks are the top target for cybercriminals because they offer so much more than bank accounts and credit cards.

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ROUNDTABLE: Huge Capital One breach shows too little is being done to preserve data privacy

The Last Watchdog

Related: Hackers direct botnets to manipulate business logic Thompson is accused of pilfering sensitive data for 100 million US and 6 million Canadian bank patrons. The tools and tutorials to execute deeply invasive hacks, and the support services and access to black markets – to get lucratively paid – are readily available and accessible.

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GUEST ESSAY: Addressing data leaks and other privacy, security exposures attendant to M&As

The Last Watchdog

Such consolidation across markets is good news for customers and vendors alike in terms of market growth and maximizing security investments. Going through an M&A is highly risky business due in large part to the potential impact on the market, valuation, shareholders, business partners, etc. Lack of documented evidence.

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Is Your Company Doing Market Research for Your Advertiser?

Adam Levin

At least now most websites disclose what they’re up to and ask for your consent – compliments of the new EU General Data Privacy Regulation. While tracking raises many privacy issues, it’s widely regarded as a net positive for businesses with a web presence. It happens to you all the time.

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Meta Pixel hack leads to US healthcare provider data breach affecting 3 million patients

CyberSecurity Insiders

Technically, Meta Pixel is a Facebook researchers supplied JavaScript code based analytics tool that assists website owners to gain insights on user interaction with their web portal, thus helping them to improve their marketing tactics.

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The Not-so-True People-Search Network from China

Krebs on Security

Stevens is also quoted in a paid blog post at ecogreenequipment.com , as is Alina Clark , co-founder and marketing director of CocoDoc , an online service for editing and managing PDF documents. Cocofinder lists its market officer as Harriet Chan , but Ms. Scouring multiple image search sites reveals Ms. Cocofinder[.]com

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