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This week's data breach news includes a Utah eye clinic, California DMV, Asus, Web.com, Vedantu and a Maine health provider.
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Threatpost | ???????? United States | November 5, 2019
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Eye Clinic Breach Reveals Data of 20,000 Patients
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A Utah eye clinic is in the process of informing 20,000 patients that they were the victims of a data breach that happened a year and a half ago and linked patients to a scam involving PayPal. |
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Los Angeles Times | ???????? United States | November 5, 2019
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California DMV data breach exposes thousands of drivers’ Social Security information
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Already besieged by problems including long wait times, the California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday said it suffered a data breach in which federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, had improper access to the Social Security information of 3,200 people issued driver’s licenses. |
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vpnMentor | ???? Global | November 5, 2019
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Asus Router App Leaks Customer Data and Exposes Alexa Users
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Led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor’s research team discovered a data leak in the AsusWRT, a web-based app from Asus that allows users to manage their wifi network. |
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Forbes | ???? Global | October 31, 2019
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The World’s First Internet Domain Name Provider Confirms Data Breach
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On October 30, Web.com confirmed that all three registrars had been the victim of a data breach in August 2019. The same disclosure notice, with just the organization name changed, was published across all three sites to users attempting to log into their accounts. |
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Medianama | ???????? India | November 4, 2019
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Ed-tech firm Vedantu’s data breach exposes personal data of 686k+ users
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Ed-tech company Vedantu faced a data breach on July 8, exposing the personal data of about 686,899 users. Twitter account Have I Been Pwned, a website which tracks and reports data breaches, first reported this. |
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News Center Maine | ???????? USA | November 5, 2019
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Maine health provider hit by email security breach, 30,000 patients' health information exposed
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A large health provider in southern Maine says someone gained access to its employees' emails, exposing the personal health information of 30,000 patients. |
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November 6, 2019
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What is an Attack Vector?
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In cybersecurity, an attack vector is a path or means by which an attacker can gain unauthorized access to a computer or network to deliver a payload or malicious outcome. |
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October 30, 2019
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What is Malware?
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Malware, or malicious software, is any program or file that is harmful to a computer user. Types of malware include computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, adware and ransomware. |
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