Blog Personal Information Compromised in City of Tucson Data Breach October 24, 2022 by Vertical Axion In light of a recent data breach, the City of Tucson, Arizona, is alerting approximately 123,000 citizens that their personal information has been compromised. The issue was detected in May 2022, but the city’s investigation didn’t conclude until last month. As detailed in the notification addressed to those impacted by the data breach, an attacker […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology Technology News
Blog Uber Hacked Again September 21, 2022 by Vertical Axion An unknown hacker, who claims to be eighteen years old, acquired administrative access to Uber’s corporate network and proprietary internal tools on Thursday, September 15, 2022. On September 15, 2022, at 6:25 pm PT, Uber issued a statement on Twitter that it was “responding to a cybersecurity incident.” An attacker gained access to the account […] Read more » Data Breach Security Technology News
Blog Skimmers Are Stealing Credit Card Information From US Restaurants September 2, 2022 by Vertical Axion If you eat out or are in the habit of ordering take-out on a regular basis, be aware. Recently, a large, well-organized web-skimming campaign has been uncovered that allowed hackers to swipe the payment card details for more than 300 restaurants, impacting more than 50,000 customers. Web-skimmers are sometimes called Magecart malware and they are […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Healthcare Data Breach Exposes 1.3 Million Patients August 30, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you make use of the “MyChart” portal to refill prescriptions, contact your healthcare providers or make appointments? If so, you should know that recently, the healthcare giant Novant disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 1.3 million patients. Impacted patients had their personal information collected by a Meta Pixel ad tracking script. Meta […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog OpenSea Warns Users Of Phishing Attacks From Data Breach August 12, 2022 by Vertical Axion Are you a fan of NFTs? If so, you’ve probably heard of OpenSea, which is the largest marketplace for non-fungible tokens. If you have an account there, be aware that recently the company disclosed that their network had been breached and they issued a warning to their clients urging them to be on the lookout […] Read more » Cryptocurrency Data Breach General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Technology News
Blog One Of The Largest US Banks Discloses Data Breach July 26, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you have an account with Michigan-based Flagstar Bank? As one of the largest banks in the United States, it’s quite possible that you do. If so, be aware that the company recently issued a breach disclosure notification relating to a security incident that occurred in December of 2021 when unknown attackers breached the company’s […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Data Breach Hits One Of America’s Largest Healthcare Providers July 12, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you receive healthcare of any kind from Kaiser Permanente? If so, be aware that they recently published a data breach notification indicating that an unidentified attacker accessed an email account that contained personal health information on April 5th, 2022. Based on the investigation to this point, it appears that sensitive health information belonging to […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Medical Service Provider Data Breach Affects 2 Million Users July 1, 2022 by Vertical Axion Depending on where you live, you may have received medical care from the Shields Health Care Group (Shields), or from a provider associated with them. If so, be aware that the Massachusetts-based medical provider specializing in PET/CT scans, MRIs, radiation oncology, and ambulatory surgical services has been hacked. The unknown hackers gained access to their […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Millions Of MySQL Server Users’ Data Found On The Internet June 28, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you maintain a MySQL server? If so, you’re certainly not alone. What you may not know is that according to research conducted by The Shadowserver Foundation, (a cybersecurity research group) there are literally millions of MySQL servers visible on the internet that shouldn’t be. In all, the group found more than 3.6 million MySQL […] Read more » Business Advice Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
Blog General Motors Customer Data Leaked By Credential Stuffing Attacks June 16, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you own a Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, or Cadillac? If so, be aware that GM recently acknowledged that they fell victim to a credential stuffing attack a little over a month ago. The attack exposed some customer information to the attackers and allowed them to redeem an undisclosed number of rewards points for gift cards. […] Read more » Data Breach General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
