The data includes names, phone numbers, addresses, and Social Security Numbers. From the article: ““When we’re talking about infants or very young children, the number of possible sources for data is fairly limited: governments and hospitals, in most cases. As… Read More ›
Have you stayed at a Marriott hotel since 2014? Yes, since 2014! They just now discovered a breach that has been going on for years. Be sure you are monitoring your credit reports. From the article: “For about 327 million… Read More ›
Beware, Spotify users! There is a new phishing campaign that is very convincing. From the article: ““In this instance, the attacker wants the unsuspecting user to click on a green button with the words “CONFIRM ACCOUNT.” Just above the button,… Read More ›
Consumers are still falling for fraudsters tactics, experts say. From the article: “Despite growing awareness of the risks of phishing, many individuals and businesses still fall for cybercriminals attempts to gain information fraudulently. Phishing attacks often increase ahead of the… Read More ›
An 87GB dump of email addresses and passwords containing almost 773 million unique addresses and just under 22 million unique passwords has been found. Source: Over 87GB of email addresses and passwords exposed in Collection 1 dump | ZDNet
The Dark Overlord appears to be trying to capitalize on conspiracy theories about the September 11 attacks. Source: Hackers Threaten to Dump Insurance Files Related to 9/11 Attacks – Motherboard
The scam targets Netflix users and asks for payment information. Source: FTC Warns of Netflix Phishing Scam Making Rounds | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
“U.S. Postal Service just fixed a security weakness that allowed anyone who has an account at usps.com to view account details for some 60 million other users, and in some cases to modify account details on their behalf.” Source: USPS Site… Read More ›
Recently, hacked Facebook data has been found for sale on dark web markets. From the article: “As you already know, criminal hackers keep on hunting for ways to blackmail someone for ransom, or for impersonation, etc. That is why they… Read More ›
Yet another sophisticated scam to be on the lookout for. The thing to remember here is to never, ever, go to a site through a text message. Your bank or credit card company will always call you or notify you… Read More ›
Another government service falls victim to a data breach. Unfortunately there is not much you can do about this one. Be sure you are monitoring your credit reports as social security numbers were part of the breach. “As disclosed by… Read More ›
The amount of propaganda spread by fake Twitter accounts is mind boggling – and don’t fool yourself to believe it’s all fixed. You can’t trust everything you read on the internet. From the article: Twitter has published huge datasets of… Read More ›
So the government agency that is part of our cyber-protection was breached? This is another good example of why you have to take steps to protect yourself – no one is going to do it for you! WASHINGTON (AP) —… Read More ›
The cellular provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach on August 20th. The good news is that no financial data or social security numbers were compromised. The bad news is that personal data including email addresses were. This could lead… Read More ›
