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114 Million US Citizens and Companies Found Unprotected Online

Adam Levin

The data of 114 million businesses and individuals has been discovered in an unprotected database. Hackenproof, the Estonian cybersecurity company that found the data trove online, announced their discovery on their blog. Shodan’s most popular search terms include “unprotected webcams” and “routers with default passwords.”

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How to evolve your organization into a data-centric security architecture

CyberSecurity Insiders

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Defense strategies have evolved as hackers have changed their schemes, and one new approach companies are putting into practice for their security plan is data-centric security. Implementing data-centric security.

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A security architect’s POV on a mature data-centric security program, Part 3

Security Boulevard

In part one of this series, you learned about the challenges associated with accessing, and searching long-term retained database activity logs and identifying sensitive customer data to comply with stricter compliance regulations.

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Details on FBI Investigations Leaked by Unprotected Server

Adam Levin

A massive leak of unprotected data on a server belonging to the Oklahoma Securities Commission was discovered in December 2018. Three terabytes of data were leaked, including evidence from hundreds of FBI investigations. The FBI and the Oklahoma Securities Commission have both declined to comment.

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Personal Information of 4 Million Intern Applications Exposed

Adam Levin

The personal data of 4 million applicants for internships at a non-profit organization was exposed in a breach. The data leak was initially found by Bob Diachenko of SecurityDiscovery.com on Shodan, an IoT-centric search engine. The data was cached on the node for testing purposes and mistakenly left unsecured.

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Photo Sharing System Leaks More than 11 Million Pics

Adam Levin

The unsecured data contained photographs, usernames, full names, and photo captions, including those marked by users as private. “We We take the security of customer information extremely seriously. The leaked data was initially indexed by IoT-centric search engine Shodan on May 9, was discovered May 14, and taken offline May 16. “We

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Weekly Update 144

Troy Hunt

) Check out how much HIBP trended in searches in January (yes, that's a direct map to my stress levels and yes, I will send stickers to anyone who creates that site I mentioned!)

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