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Kaiser Permanente Discloses Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million People

SecureWorld News

Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest not-for-profit providers of health care and coverage in the United States, is dealing with the fallout from a significant data breach that has affected more than 13 million individuals. Authenticator apps, SMS codes, and security devices such as YubiKey are a few of the options available for MFA."

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Collection #1 Mega Breach Leaks 773 Million Email Accounts

Adam Levin

“If this Collection #1 has you spooked, changing your password(s) certainly can’t hurt — unless of course you’re in the habit of re-using passwords. The bad news is that Collection #1 seems to be a subset of a significantly larger data collection being sold online containing nearly 1 terabyte of compromised and hacked passwords.

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The Future of Privacy: How Big Tech Is Changing the Way We Think About Our Data

Cytelligence

It heightens our awareness of extensive data collection about us, revealing potential uses and instigating concerns about potential misuse. Privacy policies from these tech giants, while intricate, are crucial in understanding the data collected and its uses. The impact of Big Tech on privacy is multifaceted.

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Data Privacy Week 2023: Privacy Gains Power From Other Societal Forces

Security Boulevard

Privacy now ties into many adjacent areas, including Zero Trust security, antitrust concerns, usage of services provided by "Big Tech," and biometric authentication. As the conversation around privacy progresses beyond a focus on security infrastructure and best practices for preventing data breaches, regulations are working to catch up.

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Twitter Uses Phone Numbers, Emails to Sell Ads

Threatpost

Data collected for two-factor authentication purposes “inadvertently” matched users to targeted-advertising lists, the company admits.

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Data Loss Prevention for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

IT Security Guru

Employee Education and Awareness : Human error remains a leading cause of data breaches. SMBs should invest in comprehensive training programs to educate employees about data security best practices, such as strong password management, recognising phishing attempts, and secure file handling.

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Threat actors scrape 600 million LinkedIn profiles and are selling the data online – again

Security Affairs

For the third time in the past four months, LinkedIn seems to have experienced another massive data scrape conducted by a malicious actor. Once again, an archive of data collected from hundreds of millions of LinkedIn user profiles surfaced on a hacker forum, where it’s currently being sold for an undisclosed sum.