Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms
The fingerprints of over 1 million people, as well as facial recognition information, unencrypted usernames and passwords, and personal information […]
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Data breach activity at its worst in 2019
A new report by Risk Based Security says that 2019 is on track to being the “worst year on record” […]
Study highlights greater risks run by small businesses that suffer a data breach
Almost a third of consumers have said that a small business would lose their loyalty in the event of a […]
Why Bringing Data Privacy Management To The Board Level Will Reduce Data Breaches
Learning from recent breaches and the need for a greater understanding of privacy in the enterprise, it’s time for companies […]
Facebook confirms 419m phone numbers exposed in latest privacy lapse
Hundreds of millions of Facebook users’ phone numbers were exposed in an open online database, the company confirmed Wednesday. More […]
A huge database of Facebook users’ phone numbers found online
Hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts have been found online. The exposed server contained more than […]
How long should it take to risk-score a privacy incident?
If you’ve been in the privacy world for any amount of time, you recognize there has been a marked increase […]
Annual global data breach costs to exceed $5 trillion by 2024
The annual cost of worldwide data breaches will surpass $5 trillion by 2024, according to a newly published Juniper Research […]
Bulgarian DPA fines bank €500,000 for data breach
Bulgaria’s data protection authority (DPA) – Commission for Personal Data Protection – has imposed a 1 million levs (about 500,000 […]
4 Dating Apps Pinpoint Users’ Precise Locations – and Leak the Data
Grindr, Romeo, Recon and 3fun were found to expose users’ exact locations, just by knowing a user name. Four popular dating […]
DSAR test reveals huge data breach potential
A phoney data subject access request (DSAR) made by a woman’s partner to companies in the UK and the US […]
Data Breaches Show it’s Time to Rethink Use of Social Security Numbers
The Social Security number — created in 1936 to track Americans’ social benefits — was never meant to be a […]