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This is a list of reports about data breaches, using data compiled from various sources, including press reports, government news releases, and mainstream news articles.. The list includes those involving the theft or compromise of 30,000 or more records, although many smaller breaches occur continual
In mid September 2021, The Wall Street Journal began publishing articles on Facebook based on internal documents from unknown provenance. Revelations included reporting of special allowances on posts from high-profile users ("XCheck"), subdued responses to flagged information on human traffickers and drug cartels, a shareholder lawsuit concerning the cost of Facebook (now Meta) CEO Mark ...
Information accessed in the breach included first and last names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver's license numbers for an estimated 143 million Americans, based on Equifax' analysis. [3] Information on almost 14 million British residents was also compromised. [4] as well as 8,000 Canadian residents.
Judd Legum, a journalist who authors the political newsletter Popular Information, revealed on Tuesday an individual who only identified themself as “Robert” sent him internal Trump emails ...
Insider threat is an active area of research in academia and government. The CERT Coordination Center at Carnegie-Mellon University maintains the CERT Insider Threat Center, which includes a database of more than 850 cases of insider threats, including instances of fraud, theft and sabotage; the database is used for research and analysis. [2]
A class-action lawsuit was initiated in early 2023, with the anonymous plaintiff stating that LastPass failed to keep users' information safe. [48] Of particular concern in the lawsuit was the increased risk of the details being used in phishing attacks.
Information assurance (IA) is the practice of assuring information and managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information. Information assurance includes protection of the integrity , availability, authenticity, non-repudiation and confidentiality of user data. [ 1 ]
Nearly 380 million taxpayers visited the agency’s website last week, an 18% increase over the same week last year, according to the tax agency’s latest statistics.