Yahoo says at least 500 million accounts hacked in 2014
“Yahoo Inc said on Thursday information associated with at least 500 million user accounts was stolen from its network in 2014 by what it believed was a “state-sponsored actor.” The data stolen may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and hashed passwords but may not have included unprotected passwords, payment card […]
Report: Yahoo To Confirm Major Data Breach Affecting At Least 200M Accounts
“Remember how, earlier this summer, a hacker claimed be selling, credentials for at least 200 million Yahoo accounts? Well, unfortunately for hundreds of millions of Yahoo users, and the company itself, the hack appears to be legitimate — and bad. Tech site Recode reports this morning that Yahoo is expected to confirm the massive data […]
Why ransomware is exploding, and how your company can protect itself
“Ransomware represents a growing threat for the enterprise, as 40 percent of businesses worldwide were attacked with their data held ransom in the past year. This particular brand of malware is not new: The first recorded case of ransomware, known as the AIDS trojan, appeared in 1989. The attack is relatively easy to deploy and […]
What’s a data breach cost? For the average small business, about $86,000
“When it comes to maintaining your business, a report from Data Center Knowledge wants to remind you that cyber security is key. Companies like Microsoft talk all day and night about how vital it is to keep your information secure, but sometimes it’s hard to really understand the real-world impact that a security breach can […]
China hackers swipe millions in data breach
“A big Wall Street technology firm is being sued after allegedly falling for a run-of-the-mill email scam and wiring client funds to hackers. SS&C Technologies, a $6 billion market capitalization company that bills itself as “the most comprehensive powerhouse of software technology in the financial services industry,” was duped by China-based hackers who sent sloppy […]
Reset Those Passwords – Again: Over 6 Million ClixSense Users Compromised by Data Breach
“ClixSense, a site which pays users to view ads and take surveys, was the victim of a massive data breach compromising around 6.6 million user accounts. Usually when there’s a data breach of this size, the information stolen contains usernames, passwords, and some other personal information, but due to the nature of ClixSense and the […]
Congressional Report Slams OPM on Data Breach
“The massive data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that exposed background investigations and fingerprint data on millions of Americans was the result of a cascading series of cybersecurity blunders from the agency’s senior leadership on down to the outdated technology used to secure the sensitive data, according to a lengthy report […]
New Wells Fargo Insurance Cyber Security Study Shows Companies More Concerned With Private Data Loss Than With Hackers
“With network security top of mind, businesses are nearly two times more concerned with losing private data (47 percent ) than hackers disrupting their systems (26 percent), according to the 2016 Network Security and Data Privacy Study, released today by Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Company. Misuse of technology among employees also […]
Broomfield-based Noodles & Company sued over card data breach at hundreds of locations nationwide
“An Oregon credit union has sued Noodles & Company over a data breach earlier this year that compromised the security of debit and credit cards at hundreds of Noodles locations nationwide, including 60 in Colorado. The suit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court of Colorado by SELCO Community Credit Union, seeks class action status for all U.S. financial institutions whose […]
Dropbox data breach: 68 million user account details leaked
“Four years after a data breach at cloud storage service Dropbox, details of more than 68 million user accounts have reportedly been leaked. Tech website Motherboard reported Tuesday that it obtained files containing the account details from sources in the database trading community and breach notification service Leakbase. The files contain email addresses and “hashed” […]