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Attackers Take Over 50 Million Accounts in Facebook Breach

Attackers exploited vulnerabilities in Facebook's code to gain access to at least 50 million Facebook user accounts. Those accounts could have been used for information gathering campaigns, as attackers had full access to the user's profile, friends list, and usage history.

Data Breaches, Facebook, Identity Theft

Mozilla Rolls Out Firefox Monitor Service for Breach Notifications

The Firefox Monitor service uses data from the Have I Been Pwned database to alert people to compromises.

Data Breaches, Mozilla

Magecart Group Refines Attacks, Nabs More Sites

The list of Magecart victims gets longer as the attack group optimizes its attack code and modifies its methods to steal payment card information from unsuspecting shoppers. What's a website owner to do?

Data Breaches, Website Security, China, Magecart

One Year After Equifax: New Credit Freezes

A year after the massive data breach rocked Equifax, there has been some incremental changes: new state regulations and a federal law for credit freezes. What more needs to happen to get significant improvements in data security and digital privacy?

Data Breaches, Finance Security

BA Breach Another Step in Magecart Group’s Evolution

The attack group known as Magecart has been stealing payment information from sites for several years and is showing signs of maturation with the BA breach.

Data Breaches, Magecart