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Capital One discovered more customers’ SSNs exposed in 2019 hack

Security Affairs

More clients of Capital One have been impacted in the 2019 data breach, the US bank is notifying them of their SSNs exposure. US bank Capital One notified a number of additional customers that their Social Security numbers were exposed in the data breach that took place in July 2019. Thompson for the security breach.

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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Related: Atrium Health breach highlights third-party risks. And this continues to include enterprises that have poured a king’s ransom into hardening their first-party security posture. There is impetus for change – beyond the fear of sustaining a major data breach.

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Capital One data breach: hacker accessed details of 106M customers before its arrest

Security Affairs

– card issuer and financial corporation suffered a data breach that exposed personal information from more than 100 million credit applications. A hacker that goes online with the handle “erratic” breached the systems at Capital One and gained access to personal information from 106 million Capital One credit applications.

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Capital One Data Theft Impacts 106M People

Krebs on Security

Incredibly, much of this breach played out publicly over several months on social media and other open online platforms. That data included approximately 140,000 Social Security numbers and approximately 80,000 bank account numbers on U.S. The tip that alerted Capital One to its data breach.

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The bleak picture of two-factor authentication adoption in the wild

Elie

This post looks at two-factor authentication adoption in the wild, highlights the disparity of support between the various categories of websites, and illuminates how fragmented the two factor ecosystem is in terms of standard adoption. reuse of passwords found in data breaches and phishing attacks. Support for various categories.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Syxsense Secure. Stop breaches with one endpoint security solution. Pre-built templates keep organizations secure without needing large teams and specialists.