Confidential data could be seen by users who accidentally stumble upon it, or by attackers who are purposefully looking for it. What does a real-world data breach look like? The Equifax data breach in 2017 is one major example of a large-scale data breach. Equifax is an American credit ...
Data privacy is covered by various laws and regulations around the world, and depending on where you or your customers are located, they may be different. If your business is a victim of a data breach, there are certain steps you must follow, so it’s important to know what is required ...
The Equifax Data Breach: What CPAs and Firms Need to Know NowPrimoff, WalterKess, SidneyCPA JournalYurief, K. (2017). Equifax data breach: What you need to know. CNN Tech. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/08/technology/equifax-hack-qa/index.html...
15. Equifax - 148 million In September 2017, Equifax, one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States, announced that its systems had been breached and the sensitive personal data of 148 million Americans had been compromised. 16. eBay - 145 million Between Fe...
The attacker can leverage the web application to exfiltrate both enterprise information and private customer data. Recent examples include: The Equifax data breach, in which the private records of 147.9 million Americans, 15.2 million British citizens, and about 19,000 Canadian citizens were ...
Doesn’t it make sense to be proactive about data security and avoid a breach in the first place? If you answered yes, and we hope you did, here are some best practices to help keep your business and your data secure. Practice data segmentation.On a flat data network, cybercriminals are...
A data breach is a security incident in which malicious insiders or external attackers gain unauthorized access to confidential data or sensitive information.
Equifax A data breach against financial firm Equifax between May and June 2017 affected more than153 million peoplein Canada, the U.K., and the U.S. It exposed customers’ personal data, including birth dates, driver’s license numbers, names, and Social Security numbers, as well as around...
theFederal Trade Commissionfor supervision of data security at consumer reporting agencies. It also established standards for effective cybersecurity at consumer reporting agencies, like Equifax, and imposed penalties on credit monitoring and credit reporting agencies for breaches that put customer data at...
Equifaxexperienced a breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 145 million people. The breach occurred due to a vulnerability in Equifax’s website software, which allowed attackers to access sensitive data, including names, SSNs, and driver’s license numbers. ...