Leaks and breaches: a roundup
There’s been some huge leaks and breaches over the last few days, impacting everything from regular logins to important financial documents. What’s the fallout?
A week in security (May 6 – 12)
A roundup of security news from May 6–12, including breaches, privacy, financials, takedowns, and new ransomware tactics.
What to do when you discover a data breach
You’ve discovered that your organization has been breached. Now what? Learn which steps to take in the immediate aftermath to limit the damage and preserve your company’s reputation.
Facebook’s history betrays its privacy pivot
Facebook’s self-proclaimed pivot to privacy faces a fierce opponent—Facebook’s own history.
The not-so-definitive guide to cybersecurity and data privacy laws
In the first blog for Malwarebytes Labs’ cybersecurity and data privacy law series, we tackle US data privacy compliance from a startup’s perspective. GDPR, COPPA, HIPAA—it’s all here.
Houzz data breach: Why informing your customers is the right call
Online renovation and design platform Houzz suffered a data breach—not good. Their subsequent response, however, was exemplary. Here’s how other businesses can learn from their example.
Collection 1 data breach: what you need to know
In what’s being dubbed one of the largest data dumps in history, Collection 1 contains the data of over 770 million people. But is it really as bad as it sounds? We take a closer look and let users know what to do if their info is caught up in the mix.
Luas data ransom: the hacker who cried wolf?
Irish tram firm Luas were recently compromised and told to pay 1 Bitcoin, or risk user data being fired into the void. The deadline for paying the ransom has now passed: So what happens next? And is anyone out there really at risk?
2018: The year of the data breach tsunami
To get a sense of the grim state of data security today, take a look at this infographic from TruthFinder that explains why 2018 was the year of the data breach tsunami.
Breaches, breaches everywhere, it must be the season
Where are all these major breaches coming from? What should we do if we are a victim? And how can we as a company prevent them?