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Infographic on Data Breaches
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Tagged 2015, breach, data breaches, infographic
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Let the Data Tell Your Story
Big data doesn’t necessarily mean good data. This presentation, created Aug 25 2015, makes us realize that bad guys have the good data and it enables them to keep attacking successfully. (It’s a 47 minutes presentation)
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Tagged 2015, breach, hackers, information security, Information Technology Security Awareness, risk, risk analysis, security, video tutorial
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Third U.S. Federal Circuit Court Allows FTC to Sue You
If you have poor infosecurity practices and you know it, the FTC now (as of 8/25/2015) has the power to sue you. Wyndham Wordwide, whom have licensed their brand name through 90 independently owned hotels, has been hacked and had … Continue reading
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Tagged breach, data breaches, ftc, third party, Third Party Assessments, wyndam, wyndham
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Adulterer Site, Ashley Madison – Breached
The ‘find some secret sex’ website, Ashley Madison, was breached and 37-40 million records were leaked. Bad guys, making themselves known as the Impact Team, are looking to blackmail/extort all targets. Amid the customer data, the hackers also leaked maps … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Ashley Madison, breach, Impact Team, privacy
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Personnel Data and Social Security Numbers for EVERY Federal Employee STOLEN
It was announced last week that hackers stole Social Security Numbers, military records and veterans’ status information, address, birth date, job and pay history, health insurance, life insurance, and pension information (age, gender, race data) when they breached the Office … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, breach, cybercrime, fraud, hacked, hacking, Identity Theft, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, phishing
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The IRS
Multiple sources, such as Krebs and Ars Technica, report that a lot of fraudulent activity has focused around the Get Transcript app on the IRS website. To obtain a transcript online, all that was needed to start the process was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Anthem, breach, Brian Krebs, fraud, hacked, IRS
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Adult Friend Finder Data Breach: Sexploitation?
The hook up site, Adult Friend Finder, suffered a data breach. Close to four million users had their data taken. Data included personal details, including email addresses, user-names, dates of birth, postal codes and IP addresses. Many members did not … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, adult friend finder, blackmail, breach, extortion, hacked, sexploitation
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18,000 Passwords from Pennsylvania State University’s College of Engineering
A breach at Penn State launched an investigation that usernames and passwords from more than 18,000 people may have been accessed. The FBI first alerted the university of the cyberattack in November 2014. The school then hired security firm FireEye … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, 2015, breach, China, passwords, Penn State, Usernames
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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
If you visited a restaurant, bar, or retail outlet at a Hard Rock Hotel or Casino between September 3rd, 2014 and April 2nd, 2015 in Las Vegas, and don’t have credit monitoring set up, please check your statements and/or sign … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, breach, credit card, hacked, hard rock cafe, hotel, restaurant, retailers
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AT&T Data Breach = $25 Million Dollar Fine
AT&T data breaches exposed about 280,000 U.S. customers’ names and full or partial Social Security numbers. The breaches occurred at call centers used by AT&T in Mexico, Colombia, and the Philippines when employees accessed sensitive customer data without adequate authorization. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, 2015, AT&T, breach, call center, cell phones, compliance, cost of non-compliance, privacy, risk, risk analysis, Security Awareness
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