Results for 'personally identifiable information'
What is personal information? Or personally identifiable information? In legal terms, it depends
April 11, 2019 - In early March, cybersecurity professionals around the world filled the San Francisco Moscone Convention Center’s sprawling exhibition halls to discuss and...
Information stealer compromises legitimate sites to attack other sites
June 5, 2023 - Security researchers at Akamai have published a blog about a new Magecart-alike web skimming campaign that uses compromised legitimate sites as command...
Advertising Brokers: A Background Information
October 29, 2015 - This post is intended to give you some background information about advertisement brokers, the men and women that are in the...
19 million plaintext passwords exposed by incorrectly configured Firebase instances
March 21, 2024 - Researchers scanned the internet for incorrectly configured Firebase instances and what they found was frightening.
Android banking trojans: How they steal passwords and drain bank accounts
February 27, 2024 - Android banking trojans are a serious cyberthreat to everyday users that, through clever trickery, steal passwords and drain bank accounts.
Nude “before and after” photos stolen from plastic surgeon, posted online, and sent to victims’ family and friends
November 9, 2023 - The FBI is investigating a data breach where cybercriminals were able to steal patients’ records from a Las Vegas plastic surgeon's office and then publish them online.
Should you allow your browser to remember your passwords?
November 2, 2023 - It’s very convenient to store your passwords in your browser. But is it a good idea?