People’s credit reports are very important. They affect the ability to get a loan and also the interest rates they pay. In some cases, they would no longer be able to get a mortgage. or get a job. The Consumer Financial Protection bureau (CFPB) says that the bank’s conduct harmed hundreds of thousands of consumers. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]This is, unfortunately, not the first time I have seen stories like this. And, to make matters worse, it is a really hard crime to stop. The feds are not releasing the name of the company, but it will eventually come out. A Somerset County, NJ “industrial company” was locked out of 254 servers after […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Okay, let me start with this post is going to be a bit geeky. If you are not into geek, you can probably skip it. Telegram is a social media platform mostly used in countries where the likes of Meta and Twitter are banned. People use it for similar reasons. Sort of. Over the weekend […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I didn’t have enough characters in the title to really explain it. Like many universities, Georgia Institute of Technology or Georgia Tech is a defense contractor. It does a variety of things like research and testing. As part of those contracts, the school has access to sensitive information, which, according law and/or contract, they are […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]City of Columbus Warns Victims After Saying No Data Was Taken The city admitted that data was stolen including information in prosecutor’s database. The city says that they will help victims who are now being victimized again and whose lives may be in danger due to the city’s poor security practices. The mayor said that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]White House Working on Cyber Insurance Policy for Catastrophes The White House is working on a policy proposal to stabilize the economy in case of a massive cyber incident. This would require help from Congress, of course, but it is certainly possible that we could have a cyber 9/11 that would require a federal bailout. […]
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