Scammers win when they trick you into divulging personal information ― and one of the simplest ways they can get you to do this is by impersonating someone you know.
The airport is in its third day of disruption following a cyberattack that delayed hundreds of flights and impacted baggage systems as well as internet, email and phone service.
Unfortunately, cybersecurity breaches that let thousands of people’s personal information leak online are all too common. As a result, it’s all too easy to shrug off the data leak notifications you get in the mail. But don’t ignore the news about this latest massive hack.
A former real-estate agent and her husband had to dip into retirement savings to buy a house after being scammed out of $63,000
A new lawsuit is claiming hackers have gained access to the personal information of “billions of individuals,” including their Social Security numbers, current and past addresses and the names of siblings and parents — personal data that could allow fraudsters to infiltrate financial accounts or take out loans in their names.
A Florida-based company is facing multiple proposed class actions, after a massive data breach that one suit claims leaked nearly three billion files containing personal data on people in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., including names and home addresses.
About 2.9 billion people may have had their personal information hacked, a new proposed class-action lawsuit alleges. If true, reports suggest all Americans may have had valuable personal information compromised — including full names, current and past addresses, Social Security numbers and information on parents, siblings and other relatives.
From airlines to banks to car dealerships, a string of outages or cyberattacks in recent months left the public dealing with difficulty accessing services for days on end.