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What Is A Data Breach? Data breaches happen all the time, but what exactly are they? When someone exposes confidential and protected personal information to outside sources, this is called a data breach. Data breaches can happen due to a cybercriminal hacking a database or because the company’s database was not secured, or someone from…
Yahoo Data Breach In 2016, there was a confirmation from Yahoo that their company experienced a huge data breach. This breach affected 3 billion accounts and included names, security questions, and passwords. Yes, you read that right, hackers got important information from Yahoo customers, and billions of people were affected. This was one of the…
The Worst Year for Data Breaches The year 2019 has had its ups and downs so far and being that it is almost October means the year is coming to an end. But one of the worst things to happen to consumers this year is the data breaches that companies have been experiencing. This year’s…
How Long Can Data Leaks Affect You? You should be angry at Facebook and Equifax for leaking so many gigabytes of data. This isn’t a small problem that goes away. It’ll last for a very long time. Personal information is static, isn’t it? It’s easy to remember and what we use to quickly verify who…
Equifax Should Pay More for Causing Identity Theft The promised $125 payout from the Equifax settlement most likely won’t reach your wallet even if you signed up early. It turns out that most of money will go towards credit monitoring. Equifax gets to have their cake and eat it too. Many families have been impacted…
Why Should You Remove Your Personal Data from the Internet? So, you might have a few accounts online. Those few turn into twenty accounts. Then you end up with hundreds of accounts online, all for various things including shopping, social media, and meet up groups. Your personal information being openly online is just not a…
Capital One Hacker Caught Red Handed Digital documents are fairly small, but a criminal had terabytes handy Terabytes of data were stolen by Paige Thompson in Seattle from the convenience of her home. A server loaded with thousands of gigabytes was recently found to be in her possession. More than 30 companies were breached by…
Digital Master Keys Digital locksmiths are referred to as cyber security experts. As defense engineers, they design systems to protect and fortify digital networks. From time to time someone forgets to lock a backdoor and all the juicy inside secrets spill out into the world. Sometimes the lock malfunctions without anyone noticing for a long…
What Is Identity Theft? Identity theft is something that can happen to anyone. With an increase in identity theft these days, anybody is at risk. Hackers steal your information from a website you use when your password is weak. Sometimes they will hack a whole database of users, and the company must release a statement…
Getting Rid of Digital Baggage Deleting something and starting fresh is something generally discouraged by social media and tech giants. It’s hard enough to throw away physical junk, but it’s even harder to throw away years of digital data that just sits around. If you can’t bear to delete it, then you should at the…