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Biggest data breaches of 2019 so far (Toyota, Capital One, AMCA and more)

Introduction 2019 is a case of “here we go again” in terms of data breaches. According to Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) for 2019, financ

A look at the first big GDPR fines

Introduction The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25th, 2018. The regulation shook the world of commerce, bringing organizat

Cybersecurity Weekly: Worm eradication, Instagram hack demonstration, massive iPhone hack

French police remove the Retadup worm from 850,000 PCs with the help of Avast. A white hat hacker demonstrated how to hack over one million Instagram accounts. A slew of security incidents and breaches, including Foxit PDF reader, DDS Safe and Apple’s iPhone. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

Lessons learned: the Marriott breach

Overview of the breach Marriott International has been in the news throughout 2019 due to a major data breach discovered and investigated in late 2018. The

The 10 largest privacy threats in 2018

Looking at statistics, 2017 could be considered a record year for data breaches. For anyone following popular security-related news, this should not be a sur

All You Need to Know About the Cambridge Analytica Privacy Scandal

Introduction The commercial data analytics company Cambridge Analytica is in the middle of one of the biggest privacy scandals of the last years; the firm ha

The Top 25+ Information Security Events and Conferences of 2018

Information security (InfoSec) conferences are a great way to become familiar with new developments and later trends in technology, as well as be made aware

The Top 10 Data Breaches of 2017

Introduction As we begin a new year, let’s take a moment to look back on the biggest data breaches in 2018. This is a year-end list no one is excited to be o

Equifax Breach Exposes Personal Information of 44% of U.S. Consumers

Last week, Equifax announced a data breach impacting 143 million U.S. consumers. According to the company’s release, information accessed includes names, Soc

HBO Hacked, Game of Thrones script leaked on the Internet

Early August, hackers announced to have breached the systems of the television network HBO that is owned by the giant Time Warner. Crooks claimed to have sto