Equifax Breach Impacted the Online ID Verification Process at Many Federal Agencies
This process, called online identity verification or remote identity proofing, relied on data provided by credit reporting agencies (CRAs) like Equifax. Keep Reading
CBP Breach: Subcontractor Network Wrongly Holding Biometric Data Gets Hacked
Agency says "as of today, none of the image data has been identified on the Dark Web" but extent unknown. Keep Reading
Government Networks Are Under Cyber Attack: Here’s How Cities, Agencies Can Fight Back
At the end of the day, these incidents reflect poor oversight, weak monitoring, poor systems or weak architectures. Keep Reading
Unsecured Survey Database Exposes Info of 8 Million People
In order to take advantage of offers you are required to provide your personal information, which will then be used in later marketing campaigns. Keep Reading
Cleaning Up Our Cyber Act: Poor Hygiene Drives Breaches as IP Theft Fears Grow
61 percent of IT pros says executives expect more lenient security policies for themselves, causing more breaches. Keep Reading
Sensitive Information of Millions of Panama Citizens Leaked
The data was leaked because the Elasticsearch cluster storing it was not properly configured, allowing anyone with an Internet connection to access it using a web browser. Keep Reading
Equifax Data Breach Recovery Costs Pass $1 Billion
This includes a $690 million charge made during the first quarter of 2019 related to outstanding litigation and potential fines related to its 2017 cybersecurity incident. Keep Reading
How Data-Centric Security Solutions Thwart Insider Threats
First and foremost, encrypt the data to render the data useless even if it’s stolen or accidentally passed on. Keep Reading
Microsoft Outlook Email Breach Targeted Cryptocurrency Users
The breach centered around a hacker getting hold of a Microsoft customer support worker’s login credentials; from there, the hacker could dive in. Keep Reading
British Government ‘Sorry’ for EU Citizen Data Breach
The British Home Office has apologized to hundreds of EU citizens seeking settled status in the UK after accidentally sharing their details. It blamed an administrative error for sending an email that revealed 240 personal email addresses Keep Reading
