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Yahoo triples data breach numbers to 3 billion accounts affected in 2013

October 4, 2017 Matt O’Brien - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON – Yahoo has tripled down on what was already the largest data breach in history, saying it affected all 3 billion accounts on its service, not the 1 billion it revealed late last year. The company announced Tuesday that

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Misconfigured cloud-based file repository exposes personal information of as many as 14 million U.S. Verizon customers

July 14, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

A “misconfigured cloud-based file repository” exposed the names, addresses, account details and account personal identification numbers (PINs) of as many as 14 million U.S. customers of telecommunications carrier Verizon, according to a recent blog from computer security company UpGuard. The

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Seven in 10 polled organizations expect to do away with passwords within five years: U.S. survey

October 14, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Reliance on largely ineffective traditional authentication techniques is building as efforts to do away with passwords – cited by 69% of polled respondents in the United States – is ebbing, note new survey results from SecureAuth Corporation. Commissioned in conjunction

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Malware an increasingly efficient, effective way to perpetrate data breaches

June 28, 2016 by Angela Stelmakowich

Everything is going automatic – and those looking to perpetrate data breaches with malware are no different – emphasizing the need for individuals and organizations to be better prepared to keep the cyber door closed to potential threats. With the