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Your Digital Persona at Risk: Around 26 Unique Data Items from Your Digital Footprint Exposed Online

Dec

2020

The marks we leave in the digital world create and add to our existing digital footprint every time we connect, post or share information via social media or other online platforms. In many instances, these acts may seem meaningless, with no immediate consequences or risks. However, online exposure should not be taken for granted, especially […]

Mercy Iowa City Discloses Highly Sensitive Data Breach Impacting Over 60,000 Iowans

Nov

2020

Mercy Iowa City hospital has revealed a data breach that may have compromised the personal and health information of 60,473 patients. According to a letter sent earlier this month, the security incident was discovered in June when an unauthorized party sent out phishing emails from a staff member’s account. “On or about June 24, 2020, […]

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Second-Hand USBs Purchased on eBay Expose Personal and Financial Information of Users

Nov

2020

More than two-thirds of second-hand USBs purchased from auction platforms such as eBay contain private and sensitive information belonging to their previous owners, according to researchers at Abertay University. An analysis of 100 USB drives purchased from the e-commerce website revealed 75,000 files with personal and financial information, cataloged in three categories: Low sensitivity such […]

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Posts Tagged ‘personal data exposure’

Your Digital Persona at Risk: Around 26 Unique Data Items from Your Digital Footprint Exposed Online

Mercy Iowa City Discloses Highly Sensitive Data Breach Impacting Over 60,000 Iowans

Second-Hand USBs Purchased on eBay Expose Personal and Financial Information of Users

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