Health data breaches hit 2016 high in November
“Just when you think the cybersecurity problem couldn’t get any worse in healthcare, along comes a report saying that there were more health data breaches disclosed in November than in any other month in 2016. In a report released Thursday, Protenus, a startup focused on tracking and preventing healthcare data breaches, said there were 57 […]
Most Businesses Pay Off Ransomware Attackers, IBM Study Finds
“The threat of ransomware has been top of mind for many security vendors and IT organizations throughout 2016. In an attempt to help quantify how different segments of the IT market view ransomware, IBM Security’s X-Force research group conducted a study that received responses from 1,021 consumers and 600 business leaders in the United States. […]
Yahoo says hackers stole information from over 1B accounts
“Yahoo says it believes hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts in August 2013, in what is thought to be the largest data breach at an email provider. The Sunnyvale, California, company was also home to what’s now most likely the second largest hack in history, one that exposed 500 million Yahoo […]
Quest Diagnostics says 34,000 customer accounts hacked
“Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics Inc. says a hack of an internet application on its network has exposed the personal health information of about 34,000 people. The Madison, New Jersey-based company says “an unauthorized third party” on Nov. 26 gained access to customer information including names, dates of birth, lab results and in some instances, […]
Dailymotion Said to Suffer Massive Data Breach With Over 85 Million Accounts Compromised
“One of the popular video streaming websites, Dailymotion has been hit a cyber-attack that is said to have led to a massive data breach of more than 85 million user accounts. The data breach occurred on October 20, according to data breach monitoring company LeakedSource. After its report, Dailymotion on Tuesday came into action to […]
FriendFinder Data Breach Exposes 400 million+ Accounts
“FriendFinder Networks is a company in the adult entertainment, social networking, and online dating space. Several databases from FriendFinder Networks web sites with more than 412 million accounts, including usernames, e-mails, and passwords, have been breached and leaked. November reports of this data breach on The Verge, LeakedSource and TechCrunch, to name a few, describe […]
Dailymotion Advises Password Change After Possible Data Breach
“Breach not yet confirmed, but LeakedSource says it has compromised IDs of over 87 million Dailymotion users, protected by bcrypt. LeakedSource has added to its search index the passwords of Dailymotion users who were apparently compromised in October, possibly because of an insecure web application, reports Help Net Security. This includes more than 87 million […]
UW Law School data breach disclosed
“A database within the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School that contained Social Security numbers and name pairs corresponding with 1,213 Law School applicants for 2005-’06 was hacked last month, the university announced Tuesday. The university became aware Nov. 3 that the database had been breached, and sent notices to those affected Dec. 6, offering them […]
SECURITY & FRAUD Only One In Four Orgs Can Detect Hack, Respond To A Data Breach
“New research from global security and compliance solutions provider Tripwire revealed that only 25 percent of organizations have the technology needed to effectively detect and respond to a hack or data breach. The comprehensive study, conducted by Dimensional Research, analyzed the challenges organizations face when trying to optimize cybersecurity and compliance programs by surveying more […]
This tool tells you if your Gmail account was infected with malware
“Cybersecurity Check Point discovered a new piece of Android malware called Gooligan that’s able to steal email addresses. More than 1 million Google accounts connected to older Android versions are at risk, but there’s a tool you can use to see if you’re one of them. DON’T MISS: There’s a fix for your iPhone 6s’ […]