Cyber Security News and Education
Equifax Massive Data Breach Results in Financial Settlements, Bulgarian Data Breach Suspects Arrested, South African City Power Impacted by Ransomware Attack Equifax Data Breach Results in FTC Settlement Equifax reached a settlement with the US […]
The Biggest Cyber Security Attacks of 2019 – UPdates It is not unusual to read that a major corporation was hacked. Massive hacks of 2018 included Equifax and Yahoo. The attention-getting hacks involved credit card […]
Takeaways from William Barr’s Testimony on the Mueller Report Confused about how Russia hacked the 2016 election? US Attorney General William Barr testified Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was questioned about his opinions […]
Uber Fined by European Officials for Paying Off Hackers Uber was fined another $1.17 million by European Union authorities. The Uber data hack exposed the data of about 2.7 million UK customers and 174,000 Uber […]
Cathay Pacific Data Hack – Are You Affected? Cathay Pacific Airways announced a massive data hack with a press release today. Hackers stole the personal data of an estimated 9.4 million passengers. The data breach […]
How to Protect Yourself on Social Media Cyber attacks can get started using social media many ways including spear phishing emails, to malicious ransomware, to blatant WiFi sniffing on a public internet connection. It is […]
150 million MyFitnessPal Accounts Hacked! About 150 million accounts on health and fitness tracking app MyFitnessPal were hacked. Under Armour, the owner the MyFitnessPal app, announced today that the hack occurred in late February 2018. […]
Epic Games Fortnite Accounts Hacked Fortnite hacked accounts are being reported by players in online forums including Reddit. Gamers are reporting that their Fortnite accounts are compromised. Hackers gain access and spend Fortnite gamers’ V-Bucks, […]
How Working at Your Favorite Coffee Shop Can Get You Hacked Coffee shops are a good place to socialize while getting work done, especially for those who work primarily from home or who are on […]
North Korea Suspected in Third Bitcoin Hack North Korea is suspected in a Bitcoin hack according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports. On December 19, seventeen percent cryptocurrency exchange, Youbit’s digital currencies including some […]