We focus on the latest news surrounding data breaches, leaks and hacks plus daily internet security articles.
10 million medical records for sale on the so-called ‘dark web’ – that is frightening!!!
The scale of healthcare hacks seems to be on the rise, and it does not show any signs of slowing down at the moment.
This is a massive threat to data protection and privacy. Earlier this year, there was a record of 10 million medical records apparently for sale on the ‘dark web’ that were reportedly stolen from a big U.S. insurance company.
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The Yahoo hack serves an important piece of advice: that millions of email accounts are at high risk of hacking all the time.
More than half a billion Yahoo user accounts were hacked in late 2014, with 8 million of them being here in the U.K – yet the figure was only released a couple of weeks ago.
So why did it take so long for the world to find out about the Yahoo email hack?
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When you pass your personal details to someone you trust, you would expect them to keep them safe. You would expect the same with an organisation who have a professional obligation to do whatever it takes to protect their customers’ details as well. Or you would hope…
But as most people are already aware, this is not always the case.
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Can you put a figure on stolen data? You can in terms of fines and compensation payouts.
Major U.K. telecom company TalkTalk has been fined £400,000 for the cyber-attack which happened in October last year. Up to 4 million customer details were thought to have been accessed, but it was later confirmed that around 157,000 accounts were directly accessed in the breach.
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More than half a billion Yahoo user accounts were hacked in 2014. The hack is the latest of the recent big hacking scandals, like Last.fm in March 2012, dating websites Ashley Madison and Beautiful People, and a whole host of others.
However, the popular email server’s hack is thought to be the ‘largest internet theft on record’ (source). The personal data that was hacked included the names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of births, and passwords of affected users. What is more concerning is the suggestion of a “state-sponsored actor” being behind the cyber theft. Intelligent agencies across the globe are investigating the matter.
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We all know our daily lives are being monitored in this day and age, it’s something we have come to accept. CCTV is on just about every corner, especially in busy cities and town centres.
Then we have internet security cameras in offices and homes as well nowadays, but many of these are unprotected and may be vulnerable to hackers. A bit of knowledge could allow a person to hack in to the stream of a webcam and watch the unsuspecting victims when we’re at our most private and vulnerable…
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The hack of the music streaming platform, Last.fm, reportedly happened in March 2012, but it has taken a few years to uncover its true extent.
Earlier this month, an investigation found that a staggering figure of 43,570,999 user accounts had fallen victim to the hacking; a huge number.
In terms of how this stacks up with other hacks, it’s certainly up there with the volumes of people affected.
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A mother in Houston, Texas, was unaware that the private webcam in her two eight year old daughter’s room, that was intended to keep an eye on the girls, had been hacked.
Live footage of the two girls was being streamed online for anyone to view.
The live stream had been online for thousands to view since July. It was only when another mother came across the feed and created a Facebook group for Houston mothers with screen shots of the girl’s bedroom online in order to find the mother.
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As if Volkswagen haven’t already been in hot water enough because of the emissions scandal, it has now been discovered that millions of Volkswagen vehicles are reportedly prone to theft by hacking.
This is because the keyless entry system can reportedly be hacked, with vehicles that have been sold since 1995 being at risk.
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Many people have fitness trackers. You can have them on your Smartphone, tablets, and smart watches.
These trackers can allow everyone to monitor their fitness levels whilst on the go. However, despite fitness trackers being useful, its been reported that they may contain security weaknesses which allow hackers access to data.
This somewhat takes the shine off these useful devices if users are vulnerable to data leaks!
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