It looks like California’s Department of Motor Vehicle’s is the latest institution to suffer a data breach from hackers. These attacks seem to keep popping up as frequently as new episodes of Saturday Night Live–not that there’s a connection–that we know of! Let’s take a look at this latest digital plundering. Attacks like these prove
Written by Alex Bach Data theft has struck again! This time targeting a new and emerging currency instead of our credit cards and dollars. Bitcoin, the all digital currency made popular by Mt. Gox and Silk Road, suffered a devastating blow last month that shows us just how wide and penetrating data theft is right now.
Written by Alex Bach With 2013 being The Year of the Breach, millions of consumers are asking, “What does the future hold for better data security?” “How can we learn from this and better protect ourselves?” Well, it won’t be quick, and it won’t be easy or cheap, but there are some hints as to what
Written by Alex Bach Many could very easily describe 2013 as the Year of the Data Breach–if it weren’t for the fact that 2014 and subsequent years will be chock full of the same. While data breaches have been going on for years, 2013 gave us the earth-shattering vista of how truly vast some of the
Written by Alex Bach Well, it’s happened again! Yet another data breach has come to the attention of the public. This time it wasn’t a major retailer like Target or Neiman Marcus, but a casino. If you’ve picked up on the trend from these recent and expansive series of data breaches is that hackers are very,
Written by Alex Bach The breech of retail giant Target at the end of 2013 was one of the biggest data breeches in history. Uploading their malware, hackers were able to steal the financial information of 110 million customers. Let’s check in with the breech and see what’s happened in the months since. Remember, Identity Theft
Written by Alex Bach With all the horror stories going around about identity theft and financial data breaches, consumers everywhere should be concerned with protecting their info and making sure their name is in good standing. This guide to good consumer monthly practices is a simple way to stay on top of your credit and assure
Written by Alex Bach Sometimes it takes a piece of art to open our eyes to the threats of the world in order for us to understand both the gravity of the issue and the horror of it. Identity theft is no exception, thankfully there are a couple movies that will scare you straight if you
NBC’s Richard Engle, covering the 2014 Winter Games held in Sochi, Russia, recently came out with a report on the level of data security in Russia. That is, on the lack of data security in Russia. It appears as if the Olympic Games aren’t just for athletes to strut their stuff but for hackers, as
Written by Alex Bach Fresh off the heals of Target’s major financial breach comes a new one. Upscale clothing store Neiman Marcus has suffered a massive data breach affecting over 1 million credit card numbers. Let’s look at what happened and see if there isn’t anything we can learn from this most recent breach in order
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