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AT&T Discloses Major Data Breach Affecting Approximately 70+ Million Accounts

July 17, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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DALLAS, TX - AT&T recently revealed a cybersecurity incident that exposed call and text message records for a significant portion of its customer base. The breach impacted nearly all of AT&T's cellular customers, along with customers of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) that utilize AT&T's network. Even some landline customers who interacted with AT&T cellular users during the timeframe are included. While the compromised data doesn't contain the … [Read more...]

Recently Discovered October 2023 Xfinity Hack Affects Nearly 36 Million Customers

December 21, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - Leading internet service provider, Xfinity, recently released information regarding a major data breach that is expected to have affected millions of customers. The offenders exploited a vulnerability left by a patch, causing unauthorized access to software provider Citrix, a system used by Xfinity. It is important for Xfinity users to amend their usernames and passwords in response to this breach, even if their data has not been directly exposed. While … [Read more...]

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

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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

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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...]

10 Simple Yet Effective Security Tips To Keep You Cyber Safe and Worry Less in 2020

January 23, 2020 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH, FL - There is no shortage of security breaches and data leaks reported in the news this past year. As we all move into 2020, here are some simple tips to help keep you stay cyber safe, so you can worry less and have more to look forward to this year. Don't Shorten 2020 in Dates You shouldn’t shorten the year 2020 when signing things. Scammers can easily change the abbreviated date, for example from “3/30/20” to “3/30/2018”. Make sure to write out the full … [Read more...]

885 Million Customer Records Exposed by Country’s Largest Title Company, FAF

May 27, 2019 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH - Earlier this week, it was reported that one of the country's largest titles companies, First American Financial Corp (NYSE: FAF), unknowingly exposed up to 885 million files related to real estate title insurance records dating from 2003 to 2019. Anyone with a URL for a valid document could view other documents by modifying a single digit in the URL. The records exposed by the website included critical financial information and documents such … [Read more...]

Orbitz, AmexTravel; Victims of Latest Data Breach Effecting 880,000 Customers

March 22, 2018 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

NEW YORK - If you travel and like to use third party travel sites to find discounts you may be one of the latest co-victims of a data breach by hackers which compromised near a million customers who use online booking services. According to Norton Internet Security, Orbitz, which has been owned by Expedia since 2015, released information regarding two separate data breaches tied to an older web site platform that effected partner bookings including AmexTravel.com; the … [Read more...]

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WHOIS Data Shrinks: GoDaddy’s Latest Move Reflects Post-GDPR Privacy Trend

PALM BEACH, FL - The public face of domain ownership is disappearing - and GoDaddy's latest announcement is just the latest proof. In an email sent to resellers today, GoDaddy announced it will no … [Read More...]

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Records From 2024 AT&T Data Breach Are Once Again For Sale On The Dark Web

PALM BEACH, FL - A massive trove of nearly 90 million AT&T customer records, including Social Security numbers and other sensitive information, has resurfaced for sale on the dark web, reigniting … [Read More...]

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