And until recently it was also one of the most widely shared pieces of information about you, which is problematic in today's
world of massive data breaches.
-- Fortune's Jeff John Roberts and Jen Wieczner explain what practical recourse consumers and regulators have when it comes to dealing with the major credit bureaus in the wake
of a massive data breach at Equifax.
Altaba, the holding company that houses the remnants of what was once Yahoo, will pay the Securities and Exchange Commission $ 35 million to settle charges relating to its
handling of a massive data breach dating back to 2014.
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 - Former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer apologized on Wednesday for a
pair of massive data breaches at the internet company, blaming Russian agents, at a hearing on the growing number of cyber attacks involving major U.S. companies.
A new survey found Americans spent an estimated $ 1.4 billion on credit freezes in the
wake of the massive data breach at credit reporting company Equifax that exposed the personal information of nearly half of the country.
And then there is last week's disclosure that Uber had been the
victim of a massive data breach, which has once again trained investors» ire at Kalanick, who oversaw the company's cloddish response to the hack in 2016.
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. has announced that a forensic
investigation of the massive data breach incident first disclosed on September 7, 2017, that impacted approximately 143 million Americans — almost half of the country — revealed the impact may potentially reach 2.5 million more Americans.
Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday finally broke his silence about the abuse of data on the platform by Cambridge Analytica, promising to redouble efforts to safeguard user privacy after the
exposure of the massive data breach.
There was the usual furor, of course, (US Senate hearings, questions in the House, newspaper headlines raging, stock tanking, etc.) when the
fact of that massive data breach occurred was finally disclosed (a full five months after the breach occurred).
It is a time to reflect upon the awareness training requirements of our employers, the never - ending news
stories of massive data breaches and leaks of sensitive information, and the personal and family experiences in identity theft; to learn from them; and to make change!
His departure marked the beginning of the end for Yahoo; the company was rocked by
disclosures of massive data breaches, and its online assets were sold off at a discount to Verizon in mid-2017.
But as a consumer, you might be shocked to learn that in an
era of massive data breaches and hacks — witness the Equifax debacle — they even exist.
Equifax's
handling of the massive data breach that affected 143 million people has been ineffective, Senator Brian Schatz wrote today in a letter to Equifax (embedded at bottom of post).
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 - Former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer apologized on Wednesday for a
pair of massive data breaches at the internet company and blamed Russian agents at a hearing on the growing number of incidents involving major U.S. companies.
Jepsen says a large number of residents have been
victims of massive data breaches and are «hit again by unfair fees they should not be forced to shoulder» when they try to take steps to protect their credit from fraud.
His cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, raised its profile last year with its
investigation of the massive data breach at the Democratic National Committee, attributing the attack to Russian agents and triggering fears over election interference.
Data privacy has been front page news in the
wake of massive data breaches and a growing number of organizations are looking to their legal counsel to help them understand the intricacies and legal issues associated with data privacy — and effectively minimize risks.
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters)- Former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer apologized on Wednesday for a pair
of massive data breaches at the internet company, blaming Russian agents, at a hearing on the growing number of cyber attacks involving major U.S. companies.
In late March 2018, the world wide web was shaken up by the news
of a massive data breach that occurred three years earlier on Facebook, one of the largest and most widely populated social media platforms in existence.
Household brands from the online world, such as Dropbox and Yahoo, have both been in the headlines recently, having been the victims
of massive data breaches.
Equifax's handling
of the massive data breach that affected 143 million people has been ineffective, Senator Brian Schatz wrote today in a letter to Equifax.