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Scott Ikeda is a technology futurist and writer for more than 15 years. He travels extensively throughout Asia and writes about the impact of technology on the communities he visits. Over the last 5 years, Scott has grown increasingly focused on the future landscape of big data, surveillance, cybersecurity and the right to privacy.

Cyber Security

Third Party Data Breach Hits Quest Diagnostics with 12 Million Confidential Patient Records Exposed

Scott Ikeda Jun 11, 2019 0

Third party data breach struck Quest Diagnostics’ billing vendor which exposed patients’ sensitive information including social security numbers and medical information.

Cyber Security

Third Party Data Breach to Blame for Data Leaks of Major Hotel Chains

Scott Ikeda Jun 10, 2019 0

About 90 major hotels and resorts worldwide had their security logs exposed in a third party data breach. Source of the breach is ironically from their management company's intrusion detection system.

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Security Oversight at First American Causes Data Leak of 900 Million Records

Scott Ikeda Jun 10, 2019 0

Second largest data leak in history exposed First American’s 900 million customer information just by raising or lowering a single digit in the document URL.

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Instagram Breach Exposes Personal Data of 49 Million Users

Scott Ikeda Jun 3, 2019 0

In yet another blow to Facebook, the latest Instagram breach exposed sensitive data of at least 49 million users when an AWS database was found online without a password for at least 72 hours.

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New Report Indicates Cyber Insurance Providers Are Too Slow to Respond to Emerging Threats, Customer…

Scott Ikeda May 31, 2019 0

Only 18% of businesses recently surveyed said they have comprehensive cyber insurance coverage, however the gap is not closing with only 27% of insurers having the technological capability to provide a plan to cover cyber risks.

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2019 Sans Institute Cloud Security Survey Reveals Top Threats, Which Surprisingly Are Not DDoS…

Scott Ikeda May 28, 2019 0

Recent cloud security survey shows that even though businesses have increased their awareness on security threats, 19% still experienced a data breach, with account hijacking being the top attack method.

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GozNym Cyber Crime Group, Responsible for Theft of Over $100 Million, Put Out of Business

Scott Ikeda May 23, 2019 0

Known for their cyber crime product which infected over 41,000 victims in financial institutions, GozNym is going out of business with their key figures across Eastern Europe charged by U.S. federal court.

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Russian Hackers Claim to Have Breached Major Anti-Malware Vendors; How Big Is the Threat?

Scott Ikeda May 16, 2019 0

Major anti-malware vendors, Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro, allegedly had their source code stolen by Russian hackers. The full set of data including access to the companies' networks are now going on sale for $300,000.

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What Does Israel’s Missile Strike on Hamas Hackers Mean for Military Cyber Response?

Scott Ikeda May 14, 2019 0

Israel's cyber response to cyber attacks launched by Hamas was to launch an air strike on a building known to be the cyber HQ for Hamas. It is believed to be the first time any military has responded to a digital threat with immediate force.

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Mystery Unsecured Cloud Database Exposes Personal Information of Over Half of America’s…

Scott Ikeda May 14, 2019 0

Personal information of over 80 million U.S. households was exposed from an unsecured cloud database, while the owner of the database remains unknown.

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