Data Breach

‘Comeleak’ Allows Philippine National Privacy Commission to Show Teeth

January 25, 2017

Privacy issues in the Philippines have become headline news as 2017 gets underway. In January, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) in that country issued a statement placing the blame for a data breach that put the personal information of millions of voters at risk squarely at the feet of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and its Chairman Andres Bautista. Read More

Cyber Security News

2015 Ashley Madison Data Breach Leads to New Cyber Extortion Scams

February 21, 2020

Hackers used data from 2015 Ashley Madison data breach to conduct cyber extortion scams, asking users to pay more than $1,000 worth of Bitcoin. Read More

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Data Privacy Insights

2018 Is the Year Data Privacy Came into Public Consciousness

December 28, 2018

Data privacy came into public consciousness in 2018. Yet, even with new regulations to protect personal privacy, it’s clear that there is still a long way to go in 2019 before personal data is truly protected. Read More

Hacker hand stealing data from laptop showing threat of cyber espionage

Cyber Security News

85% of Cyber Espionage Is State-Affiliated, Only 4% Tied To Organized Crime

November 27, 2020

Among the major highlights of the Verizon Cyber Espionage Report: criminal organizations and former employees play a trivial role in overall attempts, the overwhelming majority come from states. Read More

Woman in blindfold walking among group of people showing how Americans are lost when dealing with data breaches

Cyber Security News

A Majority of Americans Still Have No Idea of How to Respond to a Data Breach

April 19, 2019

“Many Americans are lost” when it comes to dealing with data breaches. According to a new survey by Lexington Law, many do not even check whether or not they are victims. Read More

Image of man wearing a tie in front of microphones doing a media interview on data breaches for Under Armour and Panera Bread

Cyber Security Insights

A Tale of Two Data Breaches – Under Armour and Panera Bread

April 19, 2018

Recent data breaches at Under Armour and Panera Bread has been making headlines. But the approach taken to mitigate the threat to consumers could not have been more different. One is a lesson on best practice and the other is a cautionary tale on how not to handle malicious attacks aimed at seizing consumer data. Read More

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Cyber Security News

Airline Data Breaches Worrying

November 6, 2018

With airline data breaches at Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Delta Airlines and Air Canada this year, is the industry now a soft target for cybercriminals? Read More

Pedestrians cross the road in India showing impact of data breach on payment processor

Cyber Security News

Amazon, Swiggy Payment Processor Juspay Downplays Data Breach That Led To 100 Million Records Circulating on the Dark Web

January 15, 2021

Payment processor Juspay downplayed the data breach affecting 100 million customers, failed to notify them for five months until a researcher found the data selling on the dark web. Read More

Cyber Security News

AMCA Healthcare Data Breach Could Set a New Precedent for Health IT Security

June 26, 2019

Medical companies affected by AMCA healthcare data breach have begun alerting investors and shareholders which may cause them to lose tens of millions of dollars in stock market valuation. Read More

Data Privacy News

Another Facebook Privacy Breach, This One Involving Developers

November 14, 2019

Another Facebook privacy breach was found through the clean-up of its data privacy practices which involves 100 developers with improper access to Facebook Groups data. Read More