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African multinational telco giant MTN Group disclosed a data breach

Security Affairs

African multinational telecommunications company MTN Group disclosed a data breach that exposed subscribers’ personal information. Founded in 1994, it has grown to become Africa’s largest mobile network operator, serving over 290 million subscribers across 18 countries in Africa and the Middle East.

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ROUNDTABLE: Why T-Mobile’s latest huge data breach could fuel attacks directed at mobile devices

The Last Watchdog

At the start of this week, word got out that hackers claimed to have seized personal data for as many as 100 million T-Mobile patrons. According to the attackers, this was a configuration issue on an access point T-Mobile used for testing. For T-Mobile, this is the sixth major breach since 2018.

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Reddit Breach Highlights Limits of SMS-Based Authentication

Krebs on Security

Reddit.com today disclosed that a data breach exposed some internal data, as well as email addresses and passwords for some Reddit users. As Web site breaches go, this one doesn’t seem too severe. A SIM card is the tiny, removable chip in a mobile device that allows it to connect to the provider’s network.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why it’s high time for us to rely primarily on passwordless authentication

The Last Watchdog

In fact, according to Verizon’s most recent data breach report, approximately 80 percent of all breaches are caused by phishing and stolen credentials. The next big thing is passwordless authentication. First and foremost, most solutions rely on connected devices like mobile phones to authenticate users.

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The danger of data breaches — what you really need to know

Webroot

If a company you do business with becomes part of a data breach, cybercriminals may have full access to your confidential information. Unfortunately, data breaches are on the rise and affecting more companies and consumers than ever. billion people received notices that their information was exposed in a data breach.

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How to activate multifactor authentication everywhere

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

How to activate multifactor authentication everywhere. The impact of not having multifactor authentication (MFA) activated for all users is now well known by enterprises. Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation 2021 Report indicates that over 80% of breaches evolve phishing, brute force or the use of lost or stolen credentials.

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Hackers Steal Phone, SMS Records for Nearly All AT&T Customers

Krebs on Security

disclosed today that a new data breach has exposed phone call and text message records for roughly 110 million people — nearly all of its customers. AT&T also acknowledged the customer records were exposed in a cloud database that was protected only by a username and password (no multi-factor authentication needed).