Expedia-owned travel booking site Orbitz has reported that payment information of as many as 880,000 credit cards along with other personal information have "likely" been stolen from its website servers. What happened and when According to Orbitz, on March 1, 2018, they have uncovered evidence of two
A recently disclosed Wi-Fi vulnerability allows intruders to eavesdrop on your online activity, steal your confidential information, and in some cases lead you to download malicious software. The vulnerability impacts virtually all Wi-Fi connected devices, regardless of the operating system. How does it work? Named KRACK (Key Reinstallation
Samsung's Tizen operating system evidently has numerous security vulnerabilities, leaving company's connected devices open to hacking. The OS is used by many of the company's smart devices including TVs, Gear S3 smart watches and even phones. A researcher with Israel-based Equus Technologies has discovered that the operating system
The office of the Attorney General of New York has released a report on the 2016 data breaches. The overall number of breaches reported was up 60% compared to 2015, but there were also several noteworthy details in the data: Personal information loss We tend to think of
Phishing attacks can be used for various purposes, but one of the most common is to steal credentials. This means the victim must be fooled into disclosing confidential information in what they perceive as a safe environment.
The LA County has disclosed a breach that occurred earlier this year. Over 100 county employees fell for a phishing email scam in May of this year, exposing confidential records of over 750K citizens.
Ever wonder what happens to all those stolen usernames and passwords, like in the recently disclosed Yahoo breach? More likely than not, they will be used in a credential stuffing attack that can put your personal information at an even greater risk. Fortunately, there is
Despite hundreds of millions of us falling victim to personal and financial information theft, few people know what happens to their information after it is stolen. Much of the stolen information ends up for sale on the Dark Web. Also known as the Deep Web,
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and households are often more vulnerable than businesses because they lack the corporate-grade security technologies and protocols. However, simple precautions can help home users reduce the risk and simplify recovery.