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Intellihartx data breach exposed the personal and health info of 490,000 individuals

Security Affairs

The Clop ransomware group has stolen stole personal and health information of 489,830 individuals as a result of a ransomware attack on the technology firm Intellihartx. TITx also provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to prevent identity theft and fraud.

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Explained: Privacy washing

Malwarebytes

Data are the most coveted currency of our era, and technology giants like Facebook, Google, and Amazon are considered the behemoths of the data gathering industry. We don’t just report on threats – we help safeguard your entire digital identity Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Tips to protect your data, security, and privacy from a hands-on expert

Malwarebytes

Back in the early days of personal computing, perhaps one of the only real concerns was data loss from a drive failure. There are rootkits, Trojans, worms, viruses, ransomware, phishing, identity theft, and social engineering to worry about. That risk still exists, but we all face many other threats today too. Security tips.

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Self-Sovereign Identities, The Next Step in Privacy-First User Experience

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

If you also consider that the US hosts 92% of the western world's data and the laws there often conflict with European regulations, the data protection task at hand compounds in complexity exponentially. The most crucial concern is that a small number of large technology companies control massive amounts of data about their users.

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Librarian Sues Equifax Over 2017 Data Breach, Wins $600

Krebs on Security

She told the court that her mother had just died in July, and that it added to the work of sorting out her mom’s finances while trying to respond to having the entire family’s credit files potentially exposed to hackers and identity thieves. billion in revenue last year. billion in revenue last year.

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Gartner® Peer Insights™ “Voice of the Customer” Report Identifies Delphix as Customers’ Choice for Data Masking

Security Boulevard

Once a year, Gartner compiles unscripted and anonymous insights about technology vendors into valuable Voice of the Customer reports that summarize what enterprise customers think of top vendors within individual market segments. 5, based on 33 reviews as of 30 April 2022, among 14 vendors in the data masking market segment.

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Using social media as a tool to share knowledge on day-to-day Cybersecurity risks

CyberSecurity Insiders

The Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2022 Consumer Impact Report revealed that social media account takeovers have grown by 1,000% in one year. Then, analyze the data and adjust accordingly. Data privacy is top-of-mind for most social media users, so cater to their unique needs with your content.

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