Individuals at Risk Identity Theft She responded to a smishing scam. Then the spam texts got worse. Experts explain why. Text message scams are on the rise, but there's little that can be done to stop them: It took just a momentary lapse in … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, May 9, 2021
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Cybersecurity News of the Week, May 2, 2021
Individuals at Risk Identity Theft Experian API Exposed Credit Scores of Most Americans: Big-three consumer credit bureau Experian just fixed a weakness with a partner website that let anyone look up the credit score of tens of millions of … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, May 2, 2021
Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 25, 2021
Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy Bugs Allowed Hackers to Dox John Deere Tractor Owners: A security researcher found two bugs that allowed him to find customers who had purchased John Deere tractors or equipment. MotherBoard, April 22, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 25, 2021
Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 18, 2021
Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy Clubhouse Joins Facebook and LinkedIn as Target of Data Scraping; Cumulative One Billion User Profiles Have Been Leaked: Hot on the heels of high-profile data scraping incidents at Facebook and LinkedIn that … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 18, 2021
Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 11, 2021
Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy Clubhouse data leak: 1.3 million scraped user records leaked online for free: So far, it seems like it’s been the worst week of the year for social media platforms in terms of data leaks, with Clubhouse … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 11, 2021
Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 4, 2021
Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy 533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online: A user in a low level hacking forum on Saturday published the phone numbers and personal data of hundreds of millions of … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, April 4, 2021
Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 28, 2021
Individuals at Risk Cyber Defense Instagram scams and how to avoid them: Since its launch in 2010, Instagram has seen more than 1 billion accounts opened, and users on the service share close to 100 million photos every day. NakedSecurity, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 28, 2021
Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 21, 2021
Individuals at Risk Cyber Privacy What We Learned About Clearview AI and Its Secret ‘Co-Founder’: Charles Johnson, a notorious conservative provocateur, played a pivotal role at the start of the facial recognition company. The New York Times, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 21, 2021
Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 14, 2021
Individuals at Risk Identity Theft How to Get Hacked and Become a Victim of Identity Theft: Yes, online security can be a drag, but if you’re tempted to click on that fun Facebook quiz or skip your phone update just this one time, here’s what … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 14, 2021
Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 7, 2021
Individuals at Risk Identity Theft What we know about the data breach targeting frequent flyer info: A “highly sophisticated” cyber attack targeting frequent flyer data has affected at least 11 airlines around the globe, including U.S. carriers … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity News of the Week, March 7, 2021