Blog Over 5 Million Marriott Customers Vulnerable In Latest Data Breach April 15, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a frequent guest at Marriott hotels? If so, be advised that the company has recently reported a massive data breach that could impact up to 5.2 million guests who have stayed at the hotel. According to the official statement the company released regarding the matter: “At the end of February 2020, we noticed […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security
Blog Financial Institution Worker Put User Information At Risk April 1, 2020 by Vertical Axion Noam Rotem, a researcher for vpnMentor, recently made a startling discovery. A database connected to a now defunct app called MCA Wizard was found unsecured on the web. It contained a staggering 425 GB of sensitive corporate financial data. The app, developed via a partnership between Argus Capital Funding and Advantage Capital Funding, is no […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog T-Mobile Is The Latest To Get Hit By Data Breach March 17, 2020 by Vertical Axion Are you a T-Mobile customer? If so, be advised, the company recently published a Notice of Data Breach on their website to inform all clients that an email vendor they utilize was hacked. The notice said that the hack exposed the financial and personal information of a small fraction of the company’s customers. In addition […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog JCrew Retailer Customers May Have Had Information Accessed March 12, 2020 by Vertical Axion Another week, another data breach. This time, the target being US clothing retailer J. Crew. The company announced that sometime in April of 2019, an unknown group of hackers utilized a credential stuffing attack to breach one of the company’s databases and accessed some of its customer account data. Credential stuffing, as you may know, […] Read more » Branding Data Breach General Interest Security Technology News
Blog Tax Information Theft Is On The Rise This Year March 4, 2020 by Vertical Axion It’s tax season, and if you’re like many people, you make use of one of the numerous e-file platforms offered by TurboTax, TaxAct, and similar companies. Unfortunately, tax season also presents a tremendous opportunity for hackers. So much that the IRS has issued a formal warning to accountants and taxpayers alike, urging them to enable […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security
