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Reports Show Consumer Privacy and Cybersecurity Views Have Evolved

Two new research papers from OpSec Security and Consumer Reports shows how consumer privacy and cybersecurity views are evolving across the U.S.  Findings in the OpSec Security report show that cyberattacks and data breaches are pervasive, and consumers are concerned and desensitized by the volume of information compromises.  The Consumer Reports report concludes that consumers believe companies are primarily responsible for protecting the personal information businesses collect, store and use.  […]

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Recent Insider Attacks Stress the Importance of Smart Business Practices

Shopify and Instacart recently suffered data breaches from insider attacks, stressing the importance of not allowing too much access to employees.  Consumers who receive a breach notice regarding either data breach should follow the advice. They should also change their username and password to any breached accounts, add two-factor authentication if possible, and watch for attempts like phishing emails looking to collect personal information.  Businesses should reduce

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Cense.Ai, Freepik and ArbiterSports Headline Recent Data Breaches

Cense.Ai left a temporary data storage repository online, accessible to anyone with a web browser. It led to the exposure of nearly 2.6 million records, including sensitive data and other personally identifiable information (PII). A recent data breach of Freepik, a photos and graphics website, happened when hackers used a known software vulnerability to gain

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Financial Identity Theft From COVID-19 Affects Medical Sector During Pandemic

The coronavirus is making a lasting impact on the United States in many different ways. More than 175,000 people have died from the coronavirus, and 57+ million Americans have filed for unemployment. Another noticeable impact is financial identity theft from COVID-19. There have been more than 92,000 COVID-19 fraud reports and $118+ million lost from

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Blackbaud Data Breach Leaves Lasting Impact on U.S. and International Nonprofits

Updated as of 3/1/2021– The recent social-good relationship management software data breach has nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, healthcare organizations and others left to figure out what to do next. Blackbaud, a cloud software company, used primarily by nonprofits, announced that they were the victim of a ransomware attack. Also, according to a filing with the

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Distance Learning Stresses the Importance of Child Privacy and Internet Safety Tips for Kids

There are many unanswered questions about the coronavirus impacts in the United States, some of which center around how schools will reopen for the fall term. K-12 school districts in many areas are scheduled to resume classes in a matter of weeks. However, what the learning environment will look like has yet to be determined

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Non-Traditional Data Compromises Make Up the Latest Week of Breaches

Another week has gone by, and there are new data compromises for the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) to educate businesses and consumers on in our “Weekly Breach Breakdown” podcast. Since 2005, the ITRC has tracked publicly-notified data breaches and has tracked over 10,000 breaches since then, using 25 different information fields and 63 different

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