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It’s time to think twice about retail loyalty programs

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As I was starting to write this blog, yet another retail program data breach occurred, for Marriott’s Starwood loyalty program. But it looks like my own personal data has been breached – again. To make a long story short – the top reason that they didn’t invest in data security was “lack of perceived need” at 52%.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Hathaway breached, 41.5 Data breached: 41,500,000 records. They accessed 41.5

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 181 – News of the week

Security Affairs

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer. US State Department confirms data breach to unclassified email system. Ngrok Mining Botnet. Security Affairs – Newsletter ). 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy.

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The Life Cycle of a Breached Database

Krebs on Security

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Here’s a closer look at what typically transpires in the weeks or months before an organization notifies its users about a breached database. started receiving emails with a “cash back” offer.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in September 2022 – 35.6 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

Welcome to our September 2022 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Compared to August, it was a comparatively quiet month, as we identified 88 publicly disclosed security incidents and 35,566,046 compromised records. That’s because we’re looking for ways to improve the way we deliver this data. Data breaches.

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Federal Agency Data is Under Siege

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

With more than 65,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales is a global leader in technology solutions for the aerospace, transport, defence and security markets. Its unique capabilities include the design and deployment of equipment, systems and services to meet complex security requirements. But, that’s not the whole story.