cyberextortion

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Why Data Breaches Spiked in 2023 – Harvard Business Review

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For many years, organizations have struggled to protect themselves from cyberattacks: companies, universities, and government agencies have expended enormous amounts… read more

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Tech Giants Duped Into Giving Up Data Used to Sexually Extort Minors – Bloomberg

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Major technology companies have been duped into providing sensitive personal information about their customers in response to fraudulent legal requests,… read more

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Despite Decades of Hacking Attacks, Companies Leave Vast Amounts of Sensitive Data Unprotected – ProPublica

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Consider some of the episodes last year in which large quantities of personal data were stolen: 300 million customer and… read more

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Colleges a ‘juicy target’ for cyberextortion – InsideHigherEd

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Hat-tip Carrie Preston! Universities and colleges are particularly vulnerable to cyberextortion, said Gilman Louie, CEO of LookingGlass, a cybersecurity company…. read more

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