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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. How Website Security Breaches Occur. Next, use robust authentication practices.

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Scary Fraud Ensues When ID Theft & Usury Collide

Krebs on Security

Although he didn’t technically have an account with MSF, their authentication system is based on email addresses, so Jim requested that a password reset link be sent to his email address. Then in mid-January, Jim heard from MSF via snail mail that they’d discovered a data breach.

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”. The biggest error was underestimating the power of one single account to undo their business and grant access to everyone’s data. Kulkarni even suggested the footage could be enough to develop “deep-fakes that could impersonate you.”.