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Web companies most likely to lose your data – report

Wed, 12th Oct 2022
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Web companies more likely to lose data than other industries, according to new research by cybersecurity experts VPN Overview.
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New certification standards announced, designed to secure and protect consumer data

Tue, 13th Jul 2021
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Vanta has announced the public availability of two new certification standards designed to help secure the internet and protect consumer data.
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10 billion records sit in unsecured databases - China leads the pack

Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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A white hat hacker hacker uncovered a total of 9517 unsecured databases worldwide, collectively containing more than 10 billion entries.
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Almost 10,000 unsecured databases with more than 10 billion credentials exposed

Thu, 30th Jul 2020
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Research has identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers.
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Expert comment: What the Collection #2-5 data dump means for credential abuse

Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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TechDay spoke to experts and executives in the security industry about the data leak and the implications on phishing and credential stuffing.
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Massive 2.2bil-username data dump leaked on dark web

Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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A colossal 2.2 billion unique usernames and passwords have surfaced on the dark web in the second major data dump in two weeks, rocking cybersecurity experts.
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'Leaker' behind massive NSA breach possibly still working at agency

Wed, 15th Nov 2017
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A cybersecurity expert has said it is a 'stunning admission' by the former CIA director about the NSA breach that is being touted as catastrophic.