data breach
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Update Your Network Solutions, Register.com. Or Web.com Password Now
If you’ve ever purchased a domain name from Network Solutions, Register.com, or Web.com, you’ll want to change your password ASAP. The domain registrars have announced that they experienced a data breach in August 2019.
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How To Make Sure Your Passwords Haven’t Been Stolen
One of the best things about having a solid password is that you don’t have to change it. If it’s strong, unique and hasn’t been compromised by an attacker, you gain no security benefits by modifying it according to some arbitrary timetable. Just let it be. What you should be tracking is whether any of…
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Westpac Data Breach: What Customers Need To Know
Yesterday, two significant data breaches were reported. Westpac disclosed that about 100,000 people had private data leaked through an attack on the recently PayID system and the Australian National University (ANU) said that the personal data of about 200,000 current and past students was accessed late last year and detected just two weeks ago. The…
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What Can We Learn From Comm Bank And Twitter After This Week’s Disclosures
This week has seen Australians exposed to a pair of significant incidents that may have led to personal data being disclosed. Earlier this week, we learned that the Commonwealth Bank lost backup tapes containing a decade of bank statement data a couple of years ago pertaining to about 12 million customers. And, this morning, we…