Data Breaches

Over three million credit card records have been stolen in a data breach that has been linked to the nationwide Franchise eatery – Dickey’s BBQ. Experts speculate that over 150 locations across the U.S.

Terminix and Master Global Holdings have reported a data breach that has affected almost 15,000 previous and current employee compromising sensitive information such as Date of Birth, Social Security Number, Employment dates, and 401K information such as balance and name of provider.

When individuals put their trust in a banking institution, they rightfully expect the strongest security possible to protect their money and personal information against theft. Unfortunately, a crime targeting U.S. Bank has threatened the financial security, credit score, and identity of their customers.

Data breaches are an ever-growing danger as our world becomes increasingly digitized. That’s why it’s of paramount importance for companies storing sensitive information to have the strongest security possible against cybercrimes.

Spyware apps—popular with suspicious spouses but ostensibly for monitoring children—have recently become a popular target for security researchers and hackers. Many companies are being targeted not to exploit the user data, but to publicize the problems and hopefully shame the companies into action.

On Friday, March 9, 2018, United States District Court judge Lucy Koh handed a victory to the plaintiffs in the data breach case filed against Yahoo! Inc. and one of its subsidiaries.

Verizon Communications, which acquired Internet giant Yahoo Inc. earlier this year, recently revealed that that a 2013 data breach affected all three billion of Yahoo’s user accounts. Read More

The number is triple the previously reported figure — this latest disclosure comes just four months after Verizon acquired Yahoo for $4.48 billion.