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CafePress faces $500,000 fine for data breach cover up

Malwarebytes

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it took action against online customized merchandise platform CafePress over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a major breach. Utilize best practices such as strong password hashing and rate limiting password attempts.

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We dig into the Game Players Code

Malwarebytes

Rightly so; it’s a huge target for scammers and malware authors. INVESTIGATE any gaming-related purchases before handing over money, such as checking whether the website is blacklisted on [link] and only making card payments that offer greater consumer protections. Gaming security is getting a lot of attention at the moment.

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It’s a Holiday Security Breach Blowout

SiteLock

A malware scanner and, given a sensitive enough target, a source code analysis tool are also recommended to find malware on your site and review your site code for possible vulnerabilities. For end users and consumers, protection against data breaches is difficult as we all now trust others to be good stewards of our personal details.