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Hawaii Health Department Reports Data Breach in Death Registry System

TDS Team / March 15, 2023

The The Hawaii Department of health has stated that it will be dispatching breach notification letters following a cyberattack that occurred in January. The attack granted hackers limited access to the state’s death registry. Officials have cautioned that while death certificates were not accessed, individuals who have experienced a recent death in their family should […]

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U.S. Marshals Service Data Breach: A Major Cyberattack

TDS Team / March 13, 2023

NBC News, The New York Times, and Reuters have reported a cyberattack where hackers breached the US Marshals Service system on February 17th and stole sensitive information about employees and subjects of investigations. Drew Wade, the Marshals Service public affairs chief, called the ransomware attack a “major incident” and stated that the compromised system contained

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Congressional Health Data Breach: Personal Information of Members Exposed

TDS Team / March 11, 2023

On Wednesday, DC Health Link, a health insurance marketplace, notified members of the House of Representatives and their staff that their personal information may have been compromised in a significant data breach . Catherine Szpindor stated that the size and extent of the breach are currently unknown, but the FBI confirmed that hundreds of Members

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Acer Data Breach Exposes 160GB of Sensitive Information

TDS Team / March 8, 2023

After an unidentified individual posted a 160GB database of what they claim to be Acer’s confidential information for sale, the company has confirmed that one of its servers was breached. “We have recently detected an incident of unauthorized access to one of our document servers for repair technicians.” “While our investigation is ongoing, there is

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LastPass Hacked: The Cost of Failing to Update Software

TDS Team / March 3, 2023

Lastpass hacked, where an engineer’s failure to update Plex on their home computer caused the breach at LastPass. The breach resulted in the theft of partially encrypted password vault data and customer information. Neglecting to keep software up-to-date poses significant risks, as this incident serves as a stark reminder. Last week, the password management service

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Activision Confirms Massive Data Breach: What You Need to Know

TDS Team / February 21, 2023

Activision confirmed a data breach in early December 2022, revealing that hackers used SMS phishing to gain access to the company’s internal systems via an employee. The breach did not affect player details or game source code, as confirmed by the video game maker. The SMS phishing attempt was promptly resolved by Activision’s information security

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PayPal Confirms Data Breach of 35,000 Users’

TDS Team / January 22, 2023

Hackers used a credential-stuffing attack to steal personal information from 35,000 PayPal users. According to the report on the Maine.gov website, the attack appears to have taken place between December 6th and 8th but was discovered later on December 20th. The stolen information included Social Security numbers, usernames, addresses, dates of birth, and individual tax

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Norton Hacked: Is Your Account Affected and What to Do Next?

TDS Team / January 14, 2023

Norton, a leading provider of online security solutions, confirmed that a security breach has occurred, affecting a number of its customers’ accounts. The unauthorized third party may have accessed customers’ personal information, including first name, last name, phone number, and mailing address. The company also revealed that the hack may have targeted Norton Password Manager

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Massive Twitter Data Breach Affects 200 Million Users

TDS Team / January 10, 2023

Data of over 200 Million users containing private email and phone numbers have been reportedly sold in the black market. Officials from cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock quoted as saying that it is “one of the most significant leaks I’ve seen.” on twitter. They found out that the database that was leaked contained an overwhelming

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Sequoia Reports Data Breach Affecting Sensitive Customer Data

TDS Team / December 24, 2022

Human resources and benefits management company Sequoia recently disclosed to its customers that it had detected unauthorized access to a cloud storage repository containing sensitive personal data belonging to its Sequoia One customers. The data breach occurred between September 22 and October 6 and affected a range of information, including names, addresses, dates of birth,

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