Tag Archives: data breaches

Verizon Breached. Check!

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Carmelo

Creator of the infamous Data Breach Investigations Report has themselves been breached. Contacted about the posting, Verizon Enterprise told KrebsOnSecurity that the company recently identified a security  flaw in its site that permitted hackers to steal customer contact information, and that … Continue reading →

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CVS Photo – Data Breach

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Carmelo

Credit card information collected by the independent vendor who manages and hosts CVSPhoto.com may have been compromised, and customer registrations related to online photo processing and CVSPhoto.com are completely separate from CVS.com and the pharmacies. Financial transactions on CVS.com and … Continue reading →

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Infographic on Data Breaches

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Carmelo
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Excellus Healthcare (Blue Cross Blue Shield) Data Breach

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Carmelo

Attackers may have gained access to Excellus clients’ names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, member identification numbers, financial account information and claim information as indicators of compromise goes back to 2013. Excellus has a client … Continue reading →

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1st Half of 2015’s Data Breaches – Infographic

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Carmelo

Here are some awesomely shocking numbers related to data breaches of 2015s 1st half of the year. Get the report here.

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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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The Verizon 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Carmelo

For the whole 60 page report, you can find it here –> http://www.verizonenterprise.com/DBIR/2014/reports/rp_Verizon-DBIR-2014_en_xg.pdf. For the 8 page Executive Summary, you can find it here –> http://www.verizonenterprise.com/DBIR/2014/reports/rp_dbir-2014-executive-summary_en_xg.pdf There are seven common themes: Be vigilant. Organizations often only find out about security breaches when … Continue reading →

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Visualize the World’s Biggest Data Breaches

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Carmelo

Visit here to see an interactive of the graphic below http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-hacks/

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