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Personal health information of 42M Americans leaked between 2016 and 2021

Security Affairs

Crooks have had access to the medical records of 42 million Americans since 2016 as the number of hacks on healthcare organizations doubled. Medical records of 42 million Americans are being sold on the dark web since 2016, this information comes from cyberattacks on healthcare providers. million in 2016 to close to 16.5

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UK data breaches drop amid steep growth globally

IT Governance

The UK is getting significantly better at preventing data breaches and mitigating the damage caused by them, a new report has found. Gemalto’s 2017 Breach Level Index Report observed a 40% decrease in the number of breached records among organisations in the UK compared to 2016. Accidental breaches.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 310

Security Affairs

Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices Personal data of 1.3 Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices Personal data of 1.3 Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices Personal data of 1.3 If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Data Enrichment, People Data Labs and Another 622M Email Addresses

Troy Hunt

I've become more familiar with this sector over recent years due to the frequency with which it's been suffering data breaches that have ultimately landed in my inbox. i speak at conferences around the world and run workshops on how to build more secure software within organisations.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Culturally, what changed?

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events.

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Pegasus Project – how governments use Pegasus spyware against journalists

Security Affairs

The analysis of the leaked data and the forensics investigations conducted on the module devices revealed that at least 11 countries were buying the surveillance software from the Israeli firm, including Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Togo, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).