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?
Marriott breach impacts 500 million customers: here’s what to do about it
Marriott disclosed a large-scale data breach impacting up to 500 million customers who have stayed at a Starwood-branded hotel within the last four years.
Tomorrowland festival goers affected by data breach
A data breach from a 2014 Tomorrowland electronic music festival has affected up to 60,000 event-goers caught up in the action.
Millions of accounts affected in latest Facebook hack
Facebook announced earlier today that its social network had been breached, resulting in 40 million accounts that were directly impacted. Learn more as the Facebook breach story develops.
A week in security (July 9 – July 15)
A roundup of the security news from July 9 – July 15, including sextortion, Spectre, cryptomining, mobile malware, ICO scams and more.
Panerabread.com breach could have impacted millions
The Panerabread.com breach might have exposed 37 million customers’ data online. What should you do to make sure your security isn’t compromised?