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Infographic on Data Breaches

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Carmelo
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Let the Data Tell Your Story

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Carmelo

Big data doesn’t necessarily mean good data. This presentation, created Aug 25 2015, makes us realize that bad guys have the good data and it enables them to keep attacking successfully. (It’s a 47 minutes presentation)

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Third U.S. Federal Circuit Court Allows FTC to Sue You

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Carmelo

If you have poor infosecurity practices and you know it, the FTC now (as of 8/25/2015) has the power to sue you. Wyndham Wordwide, whom have licensed their brand name through 90 independently owned hotels, has been hacked and had … Continue reading →

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Adulterer Site, Ashley Madison – Breached

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Carmelo

The ‘find some secret sex’ website, Ashley Madison, was breached and 37-40 million records were leaked. Bad guys, making themselves known as the Impact Team, are looking to blackmail/extort all targets. Amid the customer data, the hackers also leaked maps … Continue reading →

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Personnel Data and Social Security Numbers for EVERY Federal Employee STOLEN

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Carmelo

It was announced last week that hackers stole Social Security Numbers, military records and veterans’ status information, address, birth date, job and pay history, health insurance, life insurance, and pension information (age, gender, race data) when they breached the Office … Continue reading →

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The IRS

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Carmelo

Multiple sources, such as Krebs and Ars Technica, report that a lot of fraudulent activity has focused around the Get Transcript app on the IRS website. To obtain a transcript online, all that was needed to start the process was … Continue reading →

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Adult Friend Finder Data Breach: Sexploitation?

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Carmelo

The hook up site, Adult Friend Finder, suffered a data breach. Close to four million users had their data taken. Data included personal details, including email addresses, user-names, dates of birth, postal codes and IP addresses. Many members did not … Continue reading →

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18,000 Passwords from Pennsylvania State University’s College of Engineering

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Carmelo

A breach at Penn State launched an investigation that usernames and passwords from more than 18,000 people may have been accessed. The FBI first alerted the university of the cyberattack in November 2014. The school then hired security firm FireEye … Continue reading →

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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Carmelo

If you visited a restaurant, bar, or retail outlet at a Hard Rock Hotel or Casino between September 3rd, 2014 and April 2nd, 2015 in Las Vegas, and don’t have credit monitoring set up, please check your statements and/or sign … Continue reading →

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AT&T Data Breach = $25 Million Dollar Fine

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Carmelo

AT&T data breaches exposed about 280,000 U.S. customers’ names and full or partial Social Security numbers. The breaches occurred at call centers used by AT&T in Mexico, Colombia, and the Philippines when employees accessed sensitive customer data without adequate authorization. … Continue reading →

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