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April 2023

Kimco Realty's Weingarten Investors Suffer From a Serious Data Breach

Kimco Realty is a major real estate investment company based in Jericho, NY. The company specializes in developing shopping centers and helps businesses obtain the commercial real estate they need for grocery stores and other plazas. The company focuses on metropolitan locations primarily and maintains a staff of about 630 employees while generating more than $1.7 billion in annual revenue.

Point32 Health Gets Hit By a Ransomware Attack: Patients May Be Exposed

Point32Health is a health company based in Canton, Massachusetts. This company oversees a variety of different health plans and is responsible for maintaining health care for some key universities. For example, the company manages Tufts Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health, and Integra Partners, to name a few. The business employs more than 1,100 people and generates over $9.4 billion in revenue annually.

More than 1.4 Million Legacy Members of the American Bar Association Have Credentials Stolen

The American Bar Association is the largest global organization of legal professionals in the world and has more than 166,000 members currently. The organization maintains data for a huge number of lawyers and other legal professionals, and this large-scale organization suffered from a recent data breach. The breach released information for over 1.4 million past members of the organization, putting countless users at risk in the process.

Countless Medical Patients Get Exposed in Shields Healthcare Group Data Breach

Shields Healthcare Group is a technologically advanced health service provider that works with independent and large medical providers. The company manages health data, offers online services, and works to help medical providers keep their information secure and organized. This large-scale provider recently experienced a data breach that left them in a dangerous situation that could put countless patients at risk.

More than 256,000 Consumers Put at Risk By the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a government agency that's tasked with protecting consumers from financial institutions. The agency mostly works to prevent companies from charging outrageous fees and surcharges to customers, but it helps with monitoring how consumer data is being used by companies as well.

Wells Fargo Scam Texts: How To Spot Them

Texting has taken over the global communication space; marketers and predators are seeing huge dollar signs. Email continues to be a reliable, but somewhat fraught with problems, alternative form of communication. In fact, the average user interacts, sends, and receives 25% more texts than email, and usage is skyrocketing. Most electronic device users have loads more unopened emails than texts.

Fraudulent Tax Filings Go Out For Harding, Shymanski, and Company Customers

Harding, Shymanski, and Company is a major accounting firm that works with customers providing them with tax help and other financial services. The company recently suffered from a data breach that exposed many of its clients and led to fraudulent tax filings for the 2022 tax year. The company employs more than 142 people and has an approximate annual revenue of $28 million. A large number of individuals were impacted by this very serious data breach.

Thousands of Unlimited Care Inc Employees Lose Their Data in Recent Breach

Unlimited Care Inc. is a home health company that offers help to patients in Westchester, New York, and surrounding locations. The company employs more than 2,500 people and has an annual revenue of more than $250 million. The organization recently suffered from a data attack that could have compromised a large number of company employees.

Nearly 500,000 Bank of America Customers Hit By Data Breach on Debt Collector

Bank of America is a massive worldwide financial institution that works with hundreds of thousands of customers. The organization relies on NCB Management to collect debts and manage past-due accounts. A recent data breach at NCB Management compromised nearly half a million Bank of America customers and may have put them at risk from fraud and identity theft. Get the details about this attack to learn what potential damage may have occurred and what you can do about it if your data is involved.

Discord Cooperates with the Government in An Attempt to Learn About Recent Breach

Between January and March of this year, US government documents started being leaked online. These documents contain some valuable information, and the Department of Defense has been trying to determine the culprits behind the leaked documents.

More than 53,000 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Patients Have Data Exposed

The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is a leading academic hospital that delivers virtual and in-person care to a wide range of patients. The hospital offers urgent care services, as well as primary and specialized care. This facility recently discovered a data breach that exposed the information of more than 54,000 patients overall.

Nexx Security Components Aren't Safe, Say Security Experts

Nexx is a home security company that specializes in internet-connected security devices such as alarms, garage door openers, cameras, plugs, and more. The company works to make homes safer and to help with home automation goals. Unfortunately, it appears that Nexx products are vulnerable to some major security issues, and it doesn't appear that the company is actively working to fix the issues.

Common OfferUp Scams to Watch Out For

One of the hottest online trends is auction sites selling everything from toys to cars and items tucked away in a closet. Sites such as Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and Decluttr, provide a way for anyone to sell anything. eBay and Craigslist began the craze of selling unwanted household items back in 1995. These sites sought to bring together buyers and sellers in an open and honest marketplace. Both companies expanded rapidly beyond collectibles into any saleable item.

MSI Must Pay $4 Million Ransom to Stop a 1.5TB Data Leak

MSI is a huge PC parts manufacturer that's responsible for creating laptops, servers, graphics cards, motherboards, peripherals, and more. The company has an annual revenue greater than 6.5 billion USD and is known around the world for being part of the computer world. MSI was supposedly hit by a ransomware attack by a gang known as Money Message, and it's believed that the massive company lost a substantial amount of information as a result of this attack.

KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell Parent Company Discloses the Details of a Recent Data Breach

Yum!, a massive worldwide food brand, operates over 55,000 restaurants in a total of 155 countries. The brand has more than 36,000 employees and owns restaurants like KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, among others. The brand was recently hit by a data breach that may have exposed some of its employees as well as some customers. This is a real issue that should have people a bit concerned.

Over 10,000 Students Hit By Hawaii Maui College Data Breach

The University of Hawaii Maui College is one of ten branches of the Hawaii public university college system. The school is located in Maui and serves more than 2,500 students annually. This public university is one of many that recently suffered from a data breach exposing students to possible identity theft risks.

Key US Military Documents are Released in Recent Data Breach

Recently, classified military documents have been showing up on social media sites around the internet. These documents are primarily about the war in Ukraine, and some released were Top Secret documents. Both the Pentagon and the Justice Department are concerned about this latest leak, and the classified documents could do real harm to the military's efforts if they keep being posted online.

Blue Shield of California Suffers a Data Leak Through Vendor Fortra: Over 63,000 Exposed to Breach

Blue Shield of California is one of the largest healthcare providers in the state of California. The health insurance company is nonprofit and delivers insurance to Californians all over the state. Hundreds of thousands of residents rely on the provider for their health insurance, and they trust the company with vast amounts of personal and health information.

What is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Attack?

Successful hackers have the ability to find a specific vulnerability and turn it into millions of dollars if the account is large enough. Good hackers keep it simple by using the browser as a means to attack unwitting users. Cross-site request forgery, commonly called CSRF, is an innovative attack method in which hackers use header and form data to exploit the trust a website has in a user’s browser.

Common Etsy Scams to Avoid

Etsy, since 2005, has been a marketplace for millions of small business owners, selling everything from jewelry to toys. Without a doubt, an online criminal is lurking around every virtual corner. It is estimated that nearly six to eight million individual shop owners are doing business on the Etsy platform. One of the significant aspects of using Etsy to sell your goods is they offer fraud protection in which they pay for any fraudulent transaction under $250.

New Jersey-Based Uber Drivers May Have Been Exposed in Latest Data Breach

Driving for companies like Uber is always risky, as you never know who you will pick up, where you will have to take them, and if your vehicle could break down. However, drivers should not have to worry about their identities while driving. Uber was just hit by a cyber attack back in December that hurt more than 77,000 employees, and it seems the company is suffering from another serious data loss that could impact some of its drivers, yet again.

Majestic Care's Middletown Location Experienced a Serious Data Breach

Majestic Care is a nursing home company that has more than 20 locations throughout Indiana. The organization serves elderly patients all over the state and manages a great deal of medical and financial information as a result. That's why it's so upsetting to hear that one of the company's 20 locations was hit by a cyber attack that resulted in the loss of data. If you or one of your loved ones uses the Middletown location, you may have lost important data and could be at risk.

NCB Management Services Hit By a Cyber Attack Exposing Data for 500,000 Consumers

NCB Management Services is a debt-buying company that acquires debt from other businesses and attempts to collect that debt. The organization works with many major companies, such as Bank of America, and it suffered from a serious data breach recently. Since NCB works with so many major companies, customers of those companies can be put at risk of data loss when their data is lost.

TMX Finance Suffers a Cyber Breach, and Customer Data is Exposed

TMX Finance is a large financial company that specializes in short-term loans for in-need individuals. The company has been in operation since 1998 and runs businesses like InstaLoan, TitleMax, and TitleBucks. The organization maintains more than 900 locations in 14 separate states and employs more than 2,000 individuals overall. This large finance company recently suffered from a cyber attack that exposed some of its customers in a serious way.