Webroot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Phishing scams, ransomware attacks, data breaches, and identity theft are part of a growing list of online dangers that are a daily reality. Password Manager Ensures your passwords are strong and secure, while also making them easy to access and manage.

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

Here are the facts and how to protect yourself Wondering if your information is posted online from a data breach? PT Moor Studio/Getty With so much news about data breaches, you have to be careful not to panic each time you hear of a new one. Here's how to check if your accounts are at risk and what to do next.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2025

As we celebrate Change Your Password Day on February 1st and 2FA Day on February 2nd, theres no better time to rethink and upgrade how we protect our digital lives. 2025 must be the year we adopt modern security practices, such as passkeys, phishing-resistant 2FA, and password managers, to ensure safer, stronger authentication for everyone.

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Webroot

APRIL 4, 2025

Imagine waking up one day to find that someone has stolen your identity, opened credit cards in your name, or even withdrawn money from your bank accounts. Its something that can easily happen if your personal data falls into the hands of cybercriminals. Thats where a password manager comes in.

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Responsible Cyber

MARCH 2, 2025

But while managing these subscriptions can feel like a mundane task, theres a hidden layer that many overlook: the critical role subscription management plays in cybersecurity. Poorly managed subscriptions can open the door to cyber threats, data breaches, and financial risks.

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Zero Day

JULY 9, 2025

PT Reviewed by David Grober Adam Smigielski/Getty Images Over the last few decades, compromised usernames and passwords have typically been at the root of some of the most sensational, damaging, and costly data breaches. I'm using a Mac running Chrome with Bitwarden's password manager extension installed. (My

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Password manager: Norton generates strong passwords and syncs logins across all your protected devices. Privacy monitoring: Norton searches data broker websites for your personal data so you know where you can request to opt out of having your data exposed. Pricing • Individual: $59.99/year per year.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

Even if you take the time to manually erase data from your electronic devices, digital traces remain and cybercriminals can access these using specialized toolsgaining access to everything from your sensitive personal information and bank details to your photos and Social Security number. It's time to change it.

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Webroot

APRIL 30, 2025

This annual event encourages you to level up your password game and strengthen your online defenses. World Password Day is more relevant than ever in todays evolving threat landscape. Lets explore password-based attacks, and some steps you can take to lock down your logins, once and for all. The bottom line? Did you know?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 17, 2025

It’s your encrypted tunnel to the internet, shielding your data from prying eyes. If a VPN sounds too techy, stick to your mobile data for sensitive transactions. When in doubt, wait till you’re back on a trusted network before logging in to banking apps or entering passwords. Safe travels, and stay secure out there.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 2, 2025

Email hacks are not just inconvenient; they can lead to identity theft and data breaches. Heres how to secure them: Reset Passwords for Important Accounts: Prioritize financial, social media, and work-related accounts. Monitor Bank and Credit Card Statements: Look for unauthorized transactions.

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Webroot

JUNE 17, 2025

Research shows that the travel and tourism sector ranked third in cyberattacks, with nearly 31% of hospitality organizations experiencing a data breach and a record 340 million people affected by cybercrimes. Thieves often access loyalty accounts with credentials stolen in a data breach.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Social Privacy Manager: It helps you quickly adjust your privacy settings on social media based on your frequency of use. Bank transaction monitoring: This feature alerts customers if suspicious activity is found in their accounts. Like Norton and McAfee, Bitdefender offers a VPN and a password manager through Total Security.

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Webroot

JULY 21, 2025

Since more than 80% of data breaches start with stolen passwords, it’s more important than ever that your children use strong passwords that are difficult to crack. It includes real-time monitoring to safeguard you from bank and credit card fraud and identity theft. The good news?

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Troy Hunt

MAY 8, 2025

So, that's passwords sorted, but the impact of data breaches goes well beyond passwords alone. There are many different ways people are impacted by breaches, for example, identity fraud. Today, I use a local Aussie one called Truyu which is built by the Commonwealth Bank.

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

Also: Why I recommend this power bank to most iPhone users - especially if you travel often The one I bought was expensive and only available in the UK. I wanted one less for the theft prevention and more to stop me from dropping or losing my phone when hiking. Your MacBook is getting a big upgrade.

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Zero Day

JUNE 20, 2025

Close Home Tech Smartphones Mobile Accessories Why I recommend this power bank to most iPhone users - especially if you travel often The Nitecore NW5000 is ultrathin, ultralight, and rocks a carbon fiber finish. This is why my iPhone is almost always rocking with a magnetic power bank attached.

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Zero Day

JULY 1, 2025

Also:  Every iPhone model that can be updated to iOS 26 (and which ones don't support it) Either way, you'll be asked whether you want to receive your payout by direct deposit to your bank account or by electronic check. When is the deadline? Don't wait too long to file a claim.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 14, 2024

On Wednesday June 12, 2024, a well-known dark web data broker and cybercriminal acting under the name “Sp1d3r” offered a significant amount of data allegedly stolen from Truist Bank for sale. Truist is a US bank holding company and operates 2,781 branches in 15 states and Washington DC. Change your password.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 28, 2024

They screw us on interest rates, they screw us on fees and they screw us on passwords. Remember the old "bank grade security" adage? I took this saying to task almost a decade ago now but it seems that at least as far as password advice goes, they really haven't learned.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

But if you’re acting as a bank with tens of millions of customers, you need to run cybersecurity like a bank with tens of millions of customers. Often inadvertent data breaches stem from a well-meaning employee trying to meet the needs of clients but without the technical systems to facilitate.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2024

Live Nation Entertainment has confirmed what everyone has been speculating on for the last week : Ticketmaster has suffered a data breach. For now, Ticketmaster users should keep an eye on their credit and bank accounts for an unauthorized transactions and follow our general data breach tips below.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 3, 2024

‘Buy now, pay later’ payment specialist Affirm has warned that holders of its payment cards had their personal information exposed after a ransomware attack and data breach at Evolve Bank & Trust. Evolve refused to pay the ransom, and so the attackers leaked the data they downloaded. Change your password.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Money transfer company MoneyGram has notified its customers of a data breach in which it says certain customers had their personal information taken between September 20 and 22, 2024. The outage also affected MoneyGram partners, including the Bank of Jamaica and the UK’s Post Office. Change your password.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Here’s a closer look at what typically transpires in the weeks or months before an organization notifies its users about a breached database. Don’t re-use passwords. customers this month.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 27, 2021

In the latest example of a supply chain attack, cybercriminals delivered malware to customers of the business password manager Passwordstate by breaching its developer’s networks and then deploying a fraudulent update last week, said Passwordstate’s maker, Click Studios. That attack, which resulted in an $18.5

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

Risk Level 3 Data breaches are a significant concern here in the digital age. million victims were impacted by a data breach in 2022 alone. Remember when we talked about Facebook , Marriott , easyJet , and J.Crew ’s data breaches in past years? My data was breached. Now what do I do?"

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 26, 2024

A shockwave went through the financial world when ransomware group LockBit claimed to have breached the US Federal Reserve, the central banking system of the United States. The Reserve operates twelve banking districts around the country which oversee money distribution within their respective districts.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 17, 2023

Category Awareness, Guides Risk Level Data breaches are a significant concern here in the digital age. million victims were impacted by a data breach in 2022 alone. Remember when we talked about Facebook , Marriott , easyJet , and J.Crew ’s data breaches in past years? My data was breached.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. As it happens, Plex announced its own data breach one day before LastPass disclosed its initial August intrusion.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Don’t re-use passwords: Yes, keeping track of passwords for all of your accounts can be a chore, but using the same password means that one breached account can be used to others that use the same user credentials. If you’re having difficulty keeping track of passwords, consider using a password manager.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new “megabreach” involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled “the largest collection of stolen data in history.” “ Sanixer “) from the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the country.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2020

As KrebsOnSecurity observed back in 2018 , many people — particularly older folks — proudly declare they avoid using the Web to manage various accounts tied to their personal and financial data — including everything from utilities and mobile phones to retirement benefits and online banking services.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 30, 2021

T-Mobile’s massive data breach has affected 54 million customers. This most recent T-Mobile data breach is the company’s fourth data breach in the last three years. Unfortunately, data breaches are a frequent occurrence. Hackers regularly trade or sell people’s personal data.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Your data is stored across countless databases for various purposes, making it a prime target for criminals. With access to your personal information, bad actors can drain your bank account and damage your credit—or worse. But it’s just as important you don’t use the same password for multiple accounts.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2022

So many people use the same combination of username and password for every account. You see, these days, many data breaches could be traced back to people using the same password across multiple accounts. Thankfully, there is an easy solution: use a password manager. Banking sites – 8aN.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

has released more information on a recent breach. In a data breach notification , the company didn’t say what type of cyberattack caused the compromise of customer data, calling it a rather non-descriptive “External system breach (hacking).” million homeowners may be affected by the data breach.

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