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…
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…
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…
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…