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SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

A massive data breach has compromised the records of 198 million car buyers. Jeremiah Fowler, a senior security researcher at Security Discovery , discovered the breach after coming across the same 413GB dataset multiple times. “It While Fowler notified DealerLeads via email about the breach on Aug.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

So far this year (and there’s still one more day), Verizon reported that there have been 2,216 confirmed data breaches across 65 countries. Even more disturbing, perhaps, is that 68 percent of those breaches took months for the breached companies to discover. According to early reports, the data breach impacted 0.5

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

A recent data breach exposed the personal data of more than 1 million prepaid T-Mobile customers, reports said on Friday (Nov. The information exposed did not include any financial information, social security numbers or password data. The company found that in 2018, breaches cost a company $1.23

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VISTA InfoSec

MAY 24, 2024

In an era where digital transactions reign supreme, ensuring the security of payment card data is paramount for businesses. It demonstrates its commitment to security and customer protection, enhancing its reputation as a trustworthy and reliable company. This assessment will help determine the scope of the compliance efforts.

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MAY 19, 2020

BlockFi suffered a “temporary data breach” on May 14 that exposed some customer information, the company reported in an incident report. Meanwhile, the Security Service of Ukraine is reportedly holding a hacker for allegedly selling a database with 773 million email addresses and 21 million unique passwords, CoinDesk reported.

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JULY 12, 2020

Delivery startup Dunzo , India’s food and grocery delivery service backed Google , has suffered a data breach, The News Minute reported. The company’s databases were compromised including users’ contact details and email addresses. Dunzo has launched an internal investigation, the online news service reported.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

FitMetrix , a fitness technology and performance tracking company owned by MINDBODY , has suffered a data breach that could impact 113.5 Bob Diachenko, Hacken ’s director of cyber risk research, revealed the breach was caused by several servers that were left without a password. million users. and European authorities.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Messaging app Telegram said a data breach has exposed a database containing the personal information of millions of users, according to a Cointelgraph report. The database, which was exposed on a darknet forum, included users’ phone numbers and unique Telegram user IDs, according to the report.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Following reports of its data breach last year, Marriott said on Friday (Jan. 4) that the total number of guest records involved in a Starwood database security incident was less than initially disclosed. million unencrypted passport numbers were “accessed by an unauthorized third party.”

Data Breach

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MAY 20, 2020

Home Chef, the Chicago-based meal kit and food delivery company, announced a data breach after a hacker sold information on its 8 million customers on a dark web marketplace, according to Bleeping Computer. They provided a sample showing the type of information in the database.

Data Breach

VISTA InfoSec

JULY 31, 2023

The PCI DSS Checklist is a crucial first step in securing your business. It’s a tool that helps businesses ensure they’re meeting all the requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The QSA will review the business’s security measures and access controls, and provide a report on their findings.

PCI DSS

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MARCH 29, 2019

Close to 1 billion email accounts were leaked by a marketing company in what some researchers are calling the “biggest and most comprehensive email database” breach ever. The online database was created by a company called Verifications.io, which reportedly had no security measures in place. support team.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Last week , Equifax disclosed a data breach that could impact 143 million consumers. The information includes names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers, though the company also reported U.S. 209,000 | Credit card numbers possibly gathered by Equifax hackers.

Data Breach

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JANUARY 18, 2019

The largest public data breach ever has been discovered, according to Gizmodo. The breach is just one data batch of at least six more, collected by someone trying to sell the stolen info, which amounts to almost 1 terabyte of stolen information. In his blog , Hunt talked about how he discovered the breach.

Data Breach

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JUNE 29, 2018

The first class action lawsuit against Exactis has been filed in response to the company’s massive data breach that exposed the private information of more than 200 million U.S. Security researcher Vinny Troia discovered the breach earlier this month. It seems like this is a database with pretty much every U.S.

Data Breach

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Equifax, the credit scoring company that suffered a data breach that impacted as many as 143 million Americans, is blaming a vendor software flaw in its online databases. In a press release detailing the security breach, the company said hackers potentially exploited a vulnerability in a U.S. On Thursday, Sept.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

Multiple lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed in Philadelphia over a data breach at Wawa convenience stores, which affected 850 locations along the East Coast of the U.S., Wawa recently came forward with information that it found malware on its payment processing servers, and that it stopped the breach on Dec.

Data Breach

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

The hackers behind that data breach at Marriott International may have been working for the government of China as part of an intelligence-gathering effort, reported Reuters. But we resolutely oppose gratuitous accusations when it comes to internet security.”

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VISTA InfoSec

JANUARY 18, 2024

with a particular emphasis on the move towards ‘network security controls’. As a reminder, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a comprehensive set of security requirements that all organizations handling cardholder data must adhere to. With the impending retirement of PCI DSS v3.2.1

PCI DSS

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APRIL 3, 2019

The Georgia Institute of Technology confirmed that it suffered a data breach that has exposed the personal information of 1.3 “A central Georgia Tech database was accessed by an unknown outside entity. However, it’s unknown how long the hacker(s) had access to the database.

Data Breach

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

American Express India enabled a database to be accessible to anyone for longer than five days in October, according to a report in The Next Web. According to the report , the Hacken cyber consultancy team’s director of cyber risk research, Bob Diachenko, discovered the unprotected database on Oct. 20, but potentially even longer.

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VISTA InfoSec

JULY 5, 2023

Data security has become an essential aspect of our lives and is more crucial than ever before. In the healthcare industry, organizations are entrusted with a plethora of sensitive information, including PHI, PII, and financial data. What is data security in healthcare? million between May 2020 and March 2021.

PCI DSS

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JULY 29, 2020

In other news, Ledger , the crypto wallet maker, reported a data breach that resulted in the exposure of 1 million email addresses and other data, according to a blog post on the company’s website. In addition to email addresses, the data accessed included names, phone numbers, ordered products and postal addresses.

Data Breach

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JULY 29, 2020

In other news, Ledger , the crypto wallet maker, reported a data breach that resulted in the exposure of 1 million email addresses and other data, according to a blog post on the company’s website. In addition to email addresses, the data accessed included names, phone numbers, ordered products and postal addresses.

Data Breach

Segpay

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Biometric security has become a normal part of modern technology. Facial recognition, fingerprint scanning, and iris recognition have revolutionized how we verify identity, access information, and secure environments. As these technologies continue to evolve, they not only enhance security but also improve user experience.

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JULY 2, 2019

In a reported leak of billions of user records in a smart home data breach, researchers have found that a database that belongs to Chinese firm Orvibo has been left open without a password for protection.

Data Breach

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MAY 20, 2016

Remember that LinkedIn data breach in 2012? The company announced this week that it’s recently been discovered that email and password information for more than 100 million LinkedIn members has been released as part of the data breach that was initially believed to have only impacted 6.5 million accounts.

Data Breach

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

A popular London-based massage startup has leaked its entire customer database — and could face steep fines due to violating GDPR (General Date Protection Regulation) rules. Anyone who discovered the information could easily access, edit or delete the database.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Capital One ’s chief information security officer (CISO), Michael Johnson, is being transferred to a new position following the bank’s colossal cyberattack in July, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Nov. Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach.

Data Breach

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In what may be among the largest data breaches in history, Marriott International said Friday morning (Nov. 30) that as many as 500 million guests’ data was accessed, tied to a breach of the Starwood hotel guest reservation database.

Data Breach

VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 27, 2024

In a recent development that has raised concerns across the education sector, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has confirmed a significant data breach involving student information. Conclusion The ramifications of this breach extend beyond immediate security concerns.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach. About five years ago, the company started moving its data to the cloud. The alleged hacker, Paige Thompson, was a former employee of Amazon Web Services, which hosted the Capital One database that was breached. “We

Caps

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Monster.com was the victim of a data breach caused by an exposed web server, but failed to inform users about the incident. The Monster Security Team was made aware of a possible exposure and notified the recruitment company of the issue,” the company said. Even after multiple requests, Monster declined to name the customer.

Data Breach

Segpay

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Whether we are setting up a new bank account, making a purchase online, or accessing government services, confirming who we are in the virtual space is crucial to ensuring our security, the protection of our privacy, and the improvement of our user experience. passports, driver’s licenses), biometric data (e.g.,

Verification

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

We Heart It , the image sharing website, disclosed late last week that there was a potential cybersecurity breach that may have impacted more than 8 million accounts. In a blog post , the company announced news that the data breach may have happened several years ago, but that it was only recently alerted to the cyberattack.

Data Breach

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APRIL 30, 2019

Security experts have discovered an online, unprotected database that stores the personal data of 80 million American households. Ran Locar and Noam Rotem of vpnMentor discovered the database, adding that they believe it is the first time a breach of this size has included such detailed information.

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Payments Source

MAY 23, 2017

million to settle state lawsuits over a 2013 hack of its database when the personal information of millions of customers was stolen, according to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Target Corp. agreed to pay $18.5

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