Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

August 9, 2019

State Farm Suffers Data Breach

State Farm, the insurance provider in the US, has been compromised in a credential stuffing attack, according to a news report.  The firm, says the report, acknowledged the cyberattack, […]
August 8, 2019

Kern County suffers data breach compromising over 15000 employees’ personal information

A data breach at the systems of third-party vendors might have impacted the health benefits program run by Kern County on behalf of its employees. This […]
March 19, 2019

HERE’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSE THE DATA OF 230M PEOPLE

STEVE HARDIGREE HADN’T even gotten to the office yet and his day was already a waking nightmare. As he Googled his company’s name that morning last June, […]
March 18, 2019

E-Commerce Company Gearbest Leaked User Information

Chinese e-commerce company Gearbest has failed to properly secure some of its databases, thus leaking users’ personally identifiable information (PII), VPNMentor’s researchers have discovered. Gearbest has […]
March 1, 2019

New Data Affirms Cyber Threat for Industrial Control Systems

Recent CyberX report finds that plain-text passwords, direct internet connections, and weak anti-virus protections place industrial control systems at risk for cyber attacks by Phil Neray, […]
February 27, 2019

The 25 Passwords Leaked Online in 2018

SkOUT Secure Intelligence has released the top 25 passwords that were leaked online in 2018. The top 25 included perennial favorites such as ‘123456’ and “password” at […]
February 26, 2019

DNC issues cybersecurity guidance for 2020 election

Stung by Russian hackers intent on swaying the 2016 presidential election, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has put considerable resources into shoring up cybersecurity and on […]
February 25, 2019

Retail trading industry targeted with malware attacks; stolen data being sold on Dark Web

A Trojan is believed to be circulating among trading firms allowing attackers to steal information on a large scale. Panda Trading Systems, a tech service provider […]
February 20, 2019

Dunn Brothers, Chino Latino and other Minnesota businesses hit by data breach

The breach occurred between January 3, 2019, and January 24, 2019. North County Business Products, Inc. said that, on January 4, 2019, it became aware of […]
February 19, 2019

Third batch containing 93 million account credentials stolen from 8 companies put up for sale on the Dark Web

Following the second batch of 127 million accounts stolen from 8 companies, the third batch containing 93 million accounts stolen from 8 companies was made available […]