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10 Ways To Protect Your Home Security System Against Hacking
10 Ways To Protect Your Home Security System Against Hacking
Homeowners are often unaware that their home security system can be hacked. Unfortunately even the most complex security locks can be…
The Data Breach Institute
Sep 20, 2018
Hype and heavy tails: A closer look at data breaches
Hype and heavy tails: A closer look at data breaches
Recent widely publicized data breaches have exposed the personal information of hundreds of millions of people. Some reports point to…
The Data Breach Institute
Sep 20, 2018
Ten best practices for securing the Internet of Things in your organization
Ten best practices for securing the Internet of Things in your orga...
One of the biggest challenges with the Internet of Things (IoT) is the security headache that comes with it. This issue is exacerbated in…
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 26, 2018
New IoT security rules: Stop using default passwords and allow software updates
New IoT security rules: Stop using default passwords and allow soft...
Internet of Things (IoT) devices should never be equipped with universal default passwords, and any credentials or personal data within the…
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 26, 2018
Password security: Tips for creating a better policy
Password security: Tips for creating a better policy
In recent years the received wisdom on passwords — that they need to be complex, lengthy, and changed frequently — has begun to be…
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 26, 2018
Reddit hit by data breach after hackers hijack SMS login system
Reddit hit by data breach after hackers hijack SMS login system
We’re now more than halfway through 2018 and the number of data breaches is ramping up. This year has seen more third-party services being…
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 26, 2018
Wake-up call: T-Mobile breach reportedly affects 2 million customers
Wake-up call: T-Mobile breach reportedly affects 2 million customers
Telecom giant T-Mobile has experienced what it describes as an “unauthorized access to certain information,” resulting in the potential…
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 24, 2018
Cloud-based video creation service Animoto alerts California DOJ of possible data theft
Cloud-based video creation service Animoto alerts California DOJ of...
Cloud-based video creation service Animoto alerts California DOJ of possible data theft
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 22, 2018
Australian teenager hacked Apple’s network multiple times, accessed 90GB worth of files — National
Australian teenager hacked Apple’s network multiple times, accessed...
Court documents reveal that a 16-year-old hacker from Australia allegedly broke into tech giant Apple’s computer systems and may have…
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 17, 2018
Phishing attack on Augusta University Health leads to breach exposing info on 400K persons
Phishing attack on Augusta University Health leads to breach exposi...
Phishing attack on Augusta University Health leads to breach exposing info on 400K persons
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 17, 2018
Wisconsin county clerk reportedly accused of local government breach affecting 250K-plus…
Wisconsin county clerk reportedly accused of local government breac...
Wisconsin county clerk reportedly accused of local government breach affecting 250K-plus individuals
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 16, 2018
MongoDB database exposes more than 2 million Mexican patients
MongoDB database exposes more than 2 million Mexican patients
Health care information found residing on the exposed database was also indexed by the IoT search engine Shodan and could be viewed by…
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 7, 2018
Third-party misconfiguration exposes TCM Bank consumer data
Third-party misconfiguration exposes TCM Bank consumer data
August 06, 2018
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 6, 2018
Phishing attack compromised the data of 1.4 million UnityPoint Health patients | SC Media
Phishing attack compromised the data of 1.4 million UnityPoint Heal...
UnityPoint Health in Des Moines, Iowa, is warning patients of a data breach that could impact 1.4 million patients.
The Data Breach Institute
Aug 2, 2018
Data breach at Blue Springs Family Care endangers patient records, enables ransomware attack | SC…
Data breach at Blue Springs Family Care endangers patient records, ...
Missouri-based health care provider Blue Springs Family Care has disclosed a ransomware attack resulting from a data breach that may have…
The Data Breach Institute
Jul 27, 2018
How Health-Tech Wearables Come Along With Data Privacy Concern
How Health-Tech Wearables Come Along With Data Privacy Concern
Technology is acting as a boon to mankind with the way it’s changing things for the people and industry. Fitness enthusiasts are feeling…
The Data Breach Institute
Jul 9, 2018
Canadian businesses aren’t guarding your private information as carefully as they should be
Canadian businesses aren’t guarding your private information as car...
Canadian companies still have a long way to go when it comes to understanding and implementing privacy laws, new government research…
The Data Breach Institute
Jun 8, 2018
Ticketfly hacked: What to know about the online ticketing service’s data breach
Ticketfly hacked: What to know about the online ticketing service’s...
Concert ticket retailer Ticketfly has been offline since last week after a data breach leaked customer’s personal information and disrupted…
The Data Breach Institute
Jun 4, 2018
What the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Data Leak Teaches us About Ethics And Privacy
What the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Data Leak Teaches us About Et...
Each day, millions of people log in to Facebook, which has become almost like a digital extension of our real, tangible selves. A social…
The Data Breach Institute
May 7, 2018
The Cambridge Analytica Scandal Has People Quitting Facebook but Business Pages Are Untouched
The Cambridge Analytica Scandal Has People Quitting Facebook but Bu...
Facebook users are wishing they could hit the “dislike” button on Mark Zuckerberg after discovering their personal data was scraped by a…
The Data Breach Institute
May 3, 2018
5 Takeaways for Entrepreneurs From Facebook’s User Privacy Mistakes
5 Takeaways for Entrepreneurs From Facebook’s User Privacy Mistakes
April 11, 2018 9 min read
The Data Breach Institute
Apr 11, 2018
5 Data Security Mistakes You May be Already Making
5 Data Security Mistakes You May be Already Making
April 11, 2018 4 min read
The Data Breach Institute
Apr 10, 2018
India’s Much-loved Facebook Did Not Care About Personal Data of 5.6 Lakh Users Being Leaked!
India’s Much-loved Facebook Did Not Care About Personal Data of 5.6...
It merely took one quiz app and 335 downloads to compromise data of more than 562,120 Indian Facebook users, which was sold to British data…
The Data Breach Institute
Apr 5, 2018
No One Is Safe From the Data Breach Epidemic (Infographic)
No One Is Safe From the Data Breach Epidemic (Infographic)
From Equifax to Yahoo, hacks and data breaches are becoming a recurring part of our lives.
The Data Breach Institute
Mar 31, 2018
Internet security 101: Six ways hackers can attack you and how to stay safe
Internet security 101: Six ways hackers can attack you and how to s...
By Ankush Johar
The Data Breach Institute
Oct 30, 2017
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