Collaborate Disseminate
EdTech today stores more personally identifiable information on K-12 students than ever, but the FBI warns that much of that data is severely exposed to threat actors.
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German federal police have arrested a 20-year-old local student for stealing and publishing a massive trove of personal data of hundreds of politicians, journalists and other public figures last month.
The young man, whose identity has not been reveal… Continue reading 20-Year-Old Man Arrested For Carrying Out Germany’s Biggest Data Leak
Germany has been hit with the biggest hack in its history.
A group of unknown hackers has leaked highly-sensitive personal data from more than 100 German politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Brandenburg’s prime minister Dietmar Woid… Continue reading Hackers Leak Personal Data from Hundreds of German Politicians On Twitter
IBM X-Force’s top security predictions for 2019 cover a range of potential attack schemes and consequences, from industry-specific prognostications to a rapid expansion of emerging criminal schemes.
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Another day, another data breach. This time it’s the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
NASA today confirmed a data breach that may have compromised personal information of some of its current and former employees after… Continue reading Mayday! NASA Warns Employees of Personal Information Breach
The majority of financial cybercrime risks can be mitigated with continued user education and by placing the right controls on user devices to help protect against malware.
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Most security systems are built with data confidentiality in mind, but effective data privacy will also emphasize integrity and availability.
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The enactment of recent privacy mandates is just the start. A comprehensive data risk management program established before more regulations go into effect is well worth its weight in gold.
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The World’s most popular question-and-answer website Quora has suffered a massive data breach with unknown hackers gaining unauthorized access to potentially sensitive personal information of about 100 million of its users.
Quora announced the inciden… Continue reading Quora Gets Hacked – 100 Million Users Data Stolen
British and Dutch data protection regulators Tuesday hit the ride-sharing company Uber with a total fine of $1,170,892 (~ 1.1 million) for failing to protect its customers’ personal information during a 2016 cyber attack involving millions of users.
L… Continue reading Uber fined $1.1 million by UK and Dutch regulators over 2016 data breach