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LastPass Breach Disclosure Draws Fire from Cybersecurity Pros
- Friday, 06 January 2023
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Some cybersecurity experts have slammed a recent data-breach disclosure by password manager LastPass, contending that the notification could give users a false sense of security. So reports The Verge.
Read more...BetMGM Reveals Breach Exposing More Sports Bettors
- Friday, 30 December 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Sports gambling company BetMGM said a May data breach led to unauthorized access of users’ personal information. So reports USA Today.
Read more...DraftKings Hack Hits More Than 67,000 Sports Gamblers
- Friday, 30 December 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
DraftKings has warned that 67,995 users of the sports gambling app had their personal information compromised in a hacking incident. So reports Gizmodo.
Read more...Medicare Warns of Breach Affecting 254,000 Beneficiaries
- Friday, 30 December 2022
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- Written by Kurt Martin
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun notifying as many as 254,000 Medicare enrollees that their personal data may have been exposed. So reports CNBC.
Read more...National Cyber Director Chris Inglis to Step Down
- Friday, 30 December 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
National Cyber Director Chris Inglis is poised to leave his post in the coming months. So reports CNN.
Read more...California Gun Data Breach Was Accidental, Probe Finds
- Wednesday, 07 December 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
An investigation has concluded that the California Department of Justice’s online publication of the names, addresses and birthdays of almost 200,000 gun owners over the summer was inadvertent. So reports Insurance Journal.
Read more...LastPass Suffers Breach Exposing Customer Data
- Wednesday, 07 December 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Password management company LastPass has revealed that hackers managed to “gain access to certain elements” of “customers’ information” after accessing a third-party cloud storage service. So reports The Verge.
Read more...Hive, a Twitter Alternative, Goes Down After 'Security Issues'
- Wednesday, 07 December 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Hive Social, a microblogging app that gained in popularity as a Twitter alternative following Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media company, has taken its servers offline amid cybersecurity concerns. So reports Gizmodo.
Read more...Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Warns Clients of Data Breach
- Thursday, 01 December 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Coinsquare, among the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in Canada, has notified customers that an unauthorized third party accessed a customer database holding personal information. So reports CoinDesk.
Read more...Twitter Data Breach Hits 5.4M Users
- Thursday, 01 December 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Twitter has acknowledged that hackers exploited a previously disclosed security bug to steal the user records of more than 5.4 million people who use the social media platform. So reports The Independent.
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