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02 Jan

Starwood Hotels Data Breach

500 million people had their personal information compromised in the latest Startwood Hotels data breach. The Starwood Hotels are owned by Marriott International. Marriott suffered plunging stock prices after the data breach was made public in September of 2018. After discovering the Starwood Hotels data breach, Marriott determined that their systems had been compromised since 2014! Marriott had purchased Starwood in 2016, which leads us to believe that the data compromised began under Starwood ownership. WHO is at risk? Guests of the [...]

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28 Sep

Facebook Hack Exposes 50 Million Users

Facebook hack exposes personal information of 50 million users. Not even the internet giant Facebook is immune to modern data security breaches. The Facebook hack was announced on September 28th and said to have compromised the personal information of nearly 50 million users. This particular breach is on par with the Uber Data Breach that affected nearly 57 million users last year. Facebook discovered the breach this week and per Mark Zuckerberg; “This is a really serious security issue and [...]

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04 Apr

Under Armour Data Breach Affects 150 Million

The latest Under Armour data breach affected 150 Million. The company Under Armour has a number of products in its lineup. Included in that, is an application called MyFitnessPal which allows users to track their fitness and nutritional information. The app is hugely popular, with 150 million users, who were unfortunately victim to this particular data breach. As a result of the Under Armour data breach, things like usernames, email addresses and passwords were compromised. The company is reporting that [...]

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22 Nov

Uber Data Breach Affects 57 Million

The latest Uber data breach affected 57 million driver and rider accounts. The popular ride sharing company Uber is the latest victim of increasing cyber-security threats. The Uber data breach reportedly occurred in 2016, being concealed for a year without the public knowing. This alone is reason for concern, since the company appears to have made an attempt at not letting the sensitive information out. Multiple reports are claiming that Uber tried to payoff the “hackers” in the amount of [...]

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15 Sep

Equifax Data Breach Affects Over 145 Million

Millions of consumers affected by the Equifax data breach. If you have a credit report, then you are likely affected by the Equifax data breach. Cyber criminals have been using the stolen information to apply for credit cards, mortgages, student loans, and more. Equifax is one of the largest credit reporting agencies and this breach significantly raises the risk of identity theft for consumers. The personal data acquired from the Equifax data breach includes names, Social Security numbers, addresses, birth [...]

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