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Security Breach at Okta: Incident Highlights Need for Enhanced Protocols
Security Breach at Okta: Incident Highlights Need for Enhanced Protocols
In a recently disclosed security incident, 1Password detected suspicious activity on its Okta instance related to Okta’s Support System incident. On September 29, 2023, a member of Okta’s IT team received a suspicious email indica...
University Of Michigan Provides Updates On Massive August Data Breach
University Of Michigan Provides Updates On Massive August Data Breach
The University of Michigan provided an extensive update on the data breach they faced back in August. Very sensitive information was potentially viewed by threat actors. Before now, they’ve remained silent about the severity of th...
Oregon University Faces Bomb Threat From Food Delivery Bots
Oregon University Faces Bomb Threat From Food Delivery Bots
A bomb threat rattled the University of Oregon (OSU) — an issue was given on Tuesday warning students that explosives may be hidden inside one of the campus’s food delivery robots. The university made a series of posts on X to inf...
Google’s New IP Protection Feature Obfuscates Users’ IP Addresses
Google’s New IP Protection Feature Obfuscates Users’ IP Addresses
Google is testing its new feature, IP Protection, which obfuscates users’ IP addresses to help them maintain privacy from third-party trackers. This feature was originally proposed several years ago, under the name Gnawcatcher. Th...
Record Data Compromises in 2023: Identity Theft Resource Center Rings Alarm Bells
Record Data Compromises in 2023: Identity Theft Resource Center Rings Alarm Bells
In a recent revelation, the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nationally acclaimed nonprofit dedicated to supporting identity crime victims, unveiled its findings on the US data breaches for Q3 2023. Despite a quarter-over-...
Equifax Slapped with £11 Million Fine by UK Watchdog for Massive Cybersecurity Breach
Equifax Slapped with £11 Million Fine by UK Watchdog for Massive Cybersecurity Breach
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has handed down a hefty £11 million penalty to Equifax Ltd, a subsidiary of US-based Equifax Inc, for its role in a 2017 data breach that exposed the personal data of almost 148 million U...
Hacker Leaks Millions Of 23andMe Genetic Data Profiles
Hacker Leaks Millions Of 23andMe Genetic Data Profiles
A hacker who willingly refers to himself by the screen name, Golem, has released the genetic data profiles of 4.1 million users of the ancestry tracking website, 23andMe. The same hacker had previously leaked the information of ov...
Hacker Group Launches Attacks On 11 Ukrainian Telecom Companies
Hacker Group Launches Attacks On 11 Ukrainian Telecom Companies
A hacker organization has been launching attacks on Ukrainian telecom services since the beginning of the year — so far managing to strike 11 different companies. Their attacks have caused significant disruption to the customers o...
US Navy Shares Plan To Boost Nation's Cybersecurity Defenses
US Navy Shares Plan To Boost Nation's Cybersecurity Defenses
The Department of Defense unveiled its new plan to bolster the entire nation’s cybersecurity defenses with its new Cyber Range — the newest of several developmental test facilities around the nation. On Oct.16, the Naval Air Warfa...
ExpressVPN Receives A Plethora Of New Updates
ExpressVPN Receives A Plethora Of New Updates
ExpressVPN has released a new set of five different security upgrades for its VPN service. Every upgrade and new feature will be available at no extra cost for ExpressVPN users. To start, ExpressVPN has increased its overall serve...