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American Bank Data Breach caused from Cyber Attack

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A Michigan based American bank named Flagstar Bank has sent notification to almost all its customers about a data breach that took place in December last year. As of now, there is no evidence of data misuse or information sale on the web. The impact details are yet to be known. .

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Cyber Attack leads to serious data breach at UK Eurocell

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NOTE- Using a strong and unique 14–18-character password, and keeping a tab on bank and financial details can help in curbing data breaches to a large extent. Backing up files to cloud and offline servers, never clicking on suspicious links received through email and SMS can also help in preventing identity thefts.

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Nissan Oceania data breach impacted roughly 100,000 people

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The ransomware attack that hit the systems of Nissan Oceania in December 2023 impacted roughly 100,000 individuals. Nissan Oceania, the regional division of the multinational carmaker, announced in December 2023 that it had suffered a cyber attack and launched an investigation into the incident.

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US sees $1 billion worth of Child Identity Theft and Fraud

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A recent study made by Javelin Strategy & Research says that the annual loss incurred through Child Identity Theft and Fraud in United States is $1 billion worth. The 2021 Child Identity Fraud report clearly states that all those children above 10 are found using online services these days and from them over 1.25

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Identity theft of 225,000 customers takes place at Latitude Financial Services

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Australian firm Latitude Financial Services is hitting news headlines as a cyber attack on its servers has led to the data breach of 225,000 customers. Among the stolen data, a majority of the documents are related to driving licenses, employee login details, and such. The company which has over 2.8

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City of Philadelphia suffers a data breach

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The City of Philadelphia discloses a data breach that resulted from a cyber attack that took place on May 24 and that compromised City email accounts. Potentially affected Individuals are recommended to remain vigilant against fraudulent activities such as identity theft and scam attempts.

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Mayor candidate slaps Latitude with $1 million lawsuit for data breach

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As the unsuccessful mayoral candidate was one victim of the data breach, the person is claiming $1 million as damages in the federal court. To those uninitiated, Latitude experienced a cyber-attack in March, leading to data steal of its 7.9 million customers.