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Managed Care Confirms Serious Breach of Nearly 9 Million Patients’ Critical Info

May 31, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

ATLANTA, GA - Managed Care of North America, Inc. (MCNA), a major insurance company, suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 9 million patients. The Atlanta-based company claims to be the largest dental insurer in the nation. According to reports, Hackers had access to MCNA systems from February 26 to March 7, 2023, compromising confidential patient information such as full names, addresses, birthdates, driver’s license numbers, phone … [Read more...]

PharMerica Discloses Data Breach That Exposes Info of Nearly 6 Million People

May 16, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PharMerica

LOUISVILLE, KY - PharMerica, a national pharmacy network owned by BrightSpring Health, has informed nearly 6 million of their members that Social Security numbers, names, birthdates, medical information, and more was exposed in a data breach. The information was stolen between March 12 and March 13. If exploited, cybercriminals can use this information to commit identity theft. On March 14, 2023, we learned of suspicious activity on our computer network. Upon discovering … [Read more...]

NextGen Healthcare Confirms Breach Of Over 1 Million Individuals’ Personal Info

May 9, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

NextGen Healthcare

ATLANTA, GA - A security incident has surfaced and you may or may not have been affected. NextGen Healthcare, a healthcare solutions provider, suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of over 1 million individuals. According to the company, Hackers had access to NextGen systems from March 29 to April 14, 2023, compromising personal information such as full names, addresses, birthdates, and social security numbers. If exploited, cybercriminals can use … [Read more...]

Reported Twitter Data Breach Potentially Affects 5.4 Million Accounts

July 26, 2022 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Twitter data breach

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Stolen personal information from 5.4 million Twitter users has been discovered for sale on a hacker forum. With this information, including emails and phone numbers, cybercriminals can create profiles to target victims with spam or phishing attempts which could lead to identity theft. Twitter is currently investigating claims that a near-seven-month-old vulnerability in its software has been exploited and the hacker is asking for $30,000 for the … [Read more...]

Massive Data Breach of Neopets Website Affects 69 Million Users

July 22, 2022 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Neopets

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Neopets, a virtual pet and gaming community, has reported a data breach exposing personal information like usernames, passwords, IP addresses, and more of 69 million user accounts. By combining this information, cybercriminals could target users with spam or phishing attempts to access additional personal information which could lead to identity theft. Neopets representatives have published a statement on Twitter addressing the breach. If … [Read more...]

Data Security Breach At Robinhood Exposes Personal Info Of Customers

November 10, 2021 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH, FL - The Robinhood financial service company has confirmed a data security incident that has exposed full names or email addresses for approximately seven million customers, with a smaller subset having additional personal information revealed. These customers could be targeted with spam, phishing attempts, identity theft and more. No Social Security numbers, bank account numbers or debit card numbers were exposed according to the company. Robinhood … [Read more...]

It’s Only A Matter of Time Until You Need to Be Licensed to Operate A Web Server

May 5, 2020 By John Colascione 6 Comments

PALM BEACH, FL – I have been thinking about this off and on for a few years now, but I have never really posted or written about it. That is because it is an awful prediction that I hate the idea of, but I think it is going to eventually happen. Here it goes…. I predict that to operate a web server sometime in the near future, you will be required to have a license, or have passed a basic course in IT security or Cybersecurity intrusion mitigation. Not at the single site … [Read more...]

Think Your Domains Are Safe by Using Two Factor Authentication? Think Again

October 22, 2019 By John Colascione 3 Comments

PALM BEACH, FL – Sometimes I read stories that really make me think (and worry). For those who have great domains under management, you might feel super-safe by using “two factor authentications”, where your mobile device is used to verify each login you make to your registry account by sending you a text message for confirmation. I’ve often thought how horrible it might be if someone got control of my mobile device and was able to use it to verify an account change … [Read more...]

New York Releases Tips to Avoid Falling Victim to Cybercrime; Commemorates National Data Privacy Day

January 28, 2017 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

NEW YORK, NY - A host of New York State government agencies today announced important tips consumers and businesses can follow to protect their online privacy and information from unscrupulous scammers. These helpful steps and reminders from the Department of State, Office of Information Technology Services, Department of Taxation and Finance, Department of Financial Services and the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services help commemorate National Data Privacy … [Read more...]

Google Market Share Strong Despite Growing Legal Problems, Competition

May 6, 2012 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Google's Street View project is currently being investigated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). While Street Views are designed to provide panoramic views and wireless mapping of areas, there are allegations that the process “went beyond mapping wireless connections” and private information and communications have been intercepted and collected during the process.  According to FCC documents, Google's data gathering efforts have allowed people’s communications, … [Read more...]

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Google Ceases Selling New Domains as Transition to Squarespace Continues 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Back in July of this year, Google abruptly announced that it would be ending its Google Domains service after nearly 10 years and would be selling the business and all of its … [Read More...]

Google Launces New System for Creating Web Page Titles In Search Results

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