800+ Data Breaches and Over 53 Million Consumers Compromised in the First Half of 2022
After the first half of 2022, the number of data breaches for the year is on pace to fall below the all-time high set in 2021, but still...
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Justin McDonald
- Jul 20
- 1 min
The Average Cost of a Data Breach has Doubled Since 2018
The average cost of a data breach including consumer identity information in the United States reached $9.5 million in 2021, up 16...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
Number of Disclosed Data Breaches Down 50% but Exposed Records Up 400% in First Half of 2020
While there are some questions around the number of data breaches thus far, 2020 is shaping up to be a record year in terms of number of...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
More than 1-in-10 Ransomware Attacks Involve Threat of Releasing Consumer or Client Data
Turning ransomware attacks into data breaches if the ransom isn’t paid, what’s being called exfiltration+encryption attacks, can be...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
State Unemployment Systems Battered With Breaches and Identity Fraud
The state of Arkansas shut down their unemployment application website which exposed the PII of nearly 30,000 applicants and Illinois...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
How to Secure Your Video Chats and Meetings to Protect Against “Zoombombing”
Keeping unwanted parties out of business meetings can range from important to imperative depending on the topics and focus of the video...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
Government Agencies in Puerto Rico Fall Prey to Pair of Spear Phishing Attacks
After compromising the email account of a government official at one agency, targeted phishing attacks were sent from this trusted...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
Massive Wawa Data Breach Puts Unknown Number of Cards in Hands of Fraudsters
Wawa announced a large-scale malware compromise breaching payment cards processed at the pump or inside between March 4 and December 12,...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
Nearly Four Thousand Data Breaches, Four Billion Records Compromised in First Half of 2019
More than 3,800 data breaches occurred in the first half of this year, a 54 percent increase from the first half of 2018. The number of...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
Nearly 450 Million Consumer Records with PII Exposed in 2018
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, who just released their 2018 End-of-Year Data Breach Report, the number of data breaches...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
Germany Issues First GDPR Fine Following Data Breach at Social Media Company
Nearly 2 million username and password combinations along with 330,000 email and password combinations were exposed in a data breach...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
Germany Issues First GDPR Fine Following Data Breach at Social Media Company
Nearly 2 million username and password combinations along with 330,000 email and password combinations were exposed in a data breach...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
Facebook Data Breach Affecting 30 Million Users Makes Victims More Susceptible to Account Takeover
While nearly 30 million Facebook users had their names and basic contact information stolen, about 14 million of these data breach...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
Many Not Ready for GDPR Requirements Including 72 Hour Breach Notification
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect May 25th and will apply to any collecting and storing...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
NYPD Trials New Skimming Detection Device “Skim Reaper”
A computer science professor and two graduate students invented a device used to check ATMs and card readers to detect the presence of a...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
124 Data Breaches Were Announced in the First Two Months of 2018 Following a Record-Setting 2017
There were nearly 17 million identity fraud victims in the United States in 2017, more than ever before. This increase is likely...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
Number of Records Compromised in U.S...
...Data Breaches Nears All-Time High While Nearly 90 percent Included Victims’ SSNs Nearly 1,600 data breaches occurred in the United...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
FTC Chair Nominee and New Federal Reserve Chairman Each Mention Data Breaches as a Critical Concern
As the FTC considers and confirms nominees to fill vacant commission seats, those interviewed speak to the still growing threat of data...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
Uber Sat on Data Breach Affecting 57 Million Users for Over 1 Year
Uber, one of the latest companies to suffer a data breach, is suffering backlash not just for the 57 million user accounts compromised...
Fraud Practice
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
Over 700 Million Compromised Email and Password Combinations Used to Send Spam
Lists of email addresses with password and other information, used to send phishing emails and spam, were hosted on an open server and...