SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

million affected individuals to inform them of the data breach and provide guidance on steps they can take to protect themselves against potential fraud or identity theft. Data breaches in the healthcare sector are particularly concerning due to the highly sensitive nature of medical data and patient records involved.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The data is thought to have originated from Data&Leads, Inc. A cached version of the company’s website shows that it promised “access to our massive in-house data collection, as well as one of the largest data supplier networks of any data or lead company.”. 32 million SkyBrasil customers.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The settlement also offered reimbursement for the time you may have spent remedying identity theft or misuse of your personal information caused by the breach, or purchasing credit monitoring or credit reports. Americans currently have no legal right to opt out of this data collection and trade.

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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. Identity theft also affects around 1.4 Staying safe on the internet means knowing what privacy data is and how to help protect your personal information. Why Is Data Privacy Important?

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The CFPB issued orders to BNPL apps Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal and Zip to explain how they gather detailed information about consumers´ shopping behavior, fees, loan performance, users´ demographics, data collection and other elements of their business models. The companies have until March 1 to send the information to the CFPB.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

With copious amounts of data collected by healthcare facilities, cybercriminals often target such entities. Moreover, the healthcare industry collects unique data, known as Protected Health Information (PHI), which is extremely valuable. Identity theft takes on a whole new meaning when a bad actor gets ahold of your PHI.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 2, 2021

Should TikTok be breached, like many companies before them, your data can be obtained by hackers and scammers. Users must be better protected from the outset, and the only way to ensure that is to impose significant restrictions on data collection and usage by companies seeking to monetize or use it to their asymmetric benefit in any way.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 20, 2021

It is also not uncommon for firms in the healthcare vertical to symbiotically share various types of information with one another; private healthcare-related data is also almost always shared during the M&A process – even before deals have closed.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

On the same day, the Colorado AG released a data security best practices guide, outlining key steps organizations can take now to ensure their security practices align with Colorado law. Key Takeaways.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2024

The IP address was linked to the malware using data collected by CWRU, Malwarebytes, and AT&T.) Apple released a security update to protect users against FruitFly, Malwarebytes published a blog post with technical details about the malware, and the FBI knocked on the door of the house linked to the IP address used by the malware.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

However, this is not the only potential consequence of doxing, especially for cases of targeted data collection in which the attackers do not limit themselves to publicly available data sources but actually hack the accounts of a victim for the purpose of obtaining access to private content. Identity theft.

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McAfee

JANUARY 28, 2020

It’s Data Privacy Day and when it comes down to it, most of us don’t know exactly how many organizations have our data—let alone how it’s being collected or what it is being used for. This may give them the right, or at least enough rights in their own mind, to sell your data to data brokers.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2023

Those risks include: Fraud, spam or virus attacks Falling prey to online scams, resulting in data or identity theft Potential for negative comments from employees about the organisation Legal consequences if employees use these sites to view or distribute objectionable, illicit or offensive material.

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Spinone

JUNE 8, 2018

From identity theft to credit card numbers being taken away, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence play an instrumental role in establishing new standards for cyber security. While the potential of Big Data is vast, it might lag behind as a standalone tool to deal with hackers due to the enormous volume of data to analyze.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 14, 2024

The EFF argues that the bill will not stop the sharing of data but it will reduce online rights in a way that is unconstitutional. And it says the focus should be on the common practice of data collection in the first place, rather than single out one app.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Identity theft is the number one crime in America, a crime that claims an average of more than a million new victims every 30 days. A data breach can be a very costly event, and an increasing number of these breaches are happening at smaller firms. Keep data collection to a minimum.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 15, 2024

Maryland Takes the Lead in Privacy Legislation with Comprehensive MODPA The Maryland legislature enacted two comprehensive privacy bills to limit how big tech platforms can acquire and utilize customers’ and children’s data. Maryland has taken one of the strictest positions among U.S.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On the other hand, we saw the repeal of Roe vs Wade and the subsequent controversy surrounding female reproductive health data in the US as well as investigations into companies selling fine-grained commercial data and facial recognition services to law enforcement. One way to do that might be to insure yourself against data breaches.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”. “You also have to consider whether those cameras were positioned in such a way that they might have captured information on a medical chart, or even badge information from a hospital employee. Of course, for some institutions, this is not practical.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit. The cybercrooks might also use the data to contact their victims later, staging a more convincing swindle. This trick makes it harder to keep track of malicious emails, and the victim is more likely to fall for it.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

By centralizing fraud detection across multiple departments, the platform is better able to detect fraud attempts, communicate the proper alerts to the right personnel, and hopefully keep your data and money safe. As the volume of data collected increases, users may experience slower processing times than they expect.

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