Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

Every year, up to 10% of Americans fall for a scam, which often leads to the exposure of their personal data, according to Legaljobs. Why Is Data Privacy Important? If you have never been affected by a scam or issue such as identity theft, then you may not yet fully comprehend the important role that data privacy plays.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2021

As if this yearly ritual does not put us enough on edge, it has also now become a primetime playoff for hacking scams and fraud. Much like shaping metal, each click of information is used by a hacker to sharpen the effect and appearance of authenticity of this email. Personal scams. The scam breaks down like this.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

‘Twas a simple phishing scam that brought Twitter down! And so, the data breaches keep getting bigger. The inevitable result of collecting so much information is that data breaches are increasing. Use 2FA or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on your router to provide an additional layer of security.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Cybercriminals continued targeting gamers’ accounts filled with valuable in-game items or giving access to games on several devices, and often used in-game currency to lure victims to participate in their scams. Unfortunately, this ambiguity sets the stage for an anticipated increase in charity-related scams in 2024.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Watch for breach notifications from companies you have accounts with so you’ll know whatever other defensive moves you need to make too. Regularly Back Up Your Data Regular encrypted backups can help keep important data safe from data loss or ransomware. This will help improve your data privacy too.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2021

PrivacySharks’ Madeleine Hodson , the first to report the new leak, noted that while it appears simply to be a “cumulation of data from previous leaks,” that data could still include private as well as public information. ” LinkedIn had a similar response to the recent leak.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

Some smaller companies have even gone out of business as the result of a data breach. having been breached at some point in the past. billion worth of academic research by performing a phishing scam on university professors.” Every data privacy regulation we’ve seen calls for a similar set of best practices.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA). Multi-factor authentication is a great step to add in on every service that offers it. This could be a one-time login code sent via text, a code on an authenticator app, or a push notification, among others. Securing your child’s data is one of the biggest concerns of parents today.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

Behind the majority of these attacks: the ransomware gang known as Vice Society , a Russian-based group linked to multiple K–12 data breaches, including LA Unified, the second-largest school district in the nation. Secure data storage is also a requirement of FERPA.

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