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Fifth Third warns customers of data breach by former employees
- Fifth Third Bank has warned some customers that their personal information may have been misused by former bank employees in an apparent data breach.
- The information included name, social security number, driverâs license information, motherâs maiden name, address, phone number, date of birth and account numbers.
- âPlease note that since discovering this matter, we have investigated the issue internally and continue to work with law enforcement,â Fifth Third wrote in a customer letter.
  
  Cincinnati Enquirer - Alexander Coolidge | February 11, 2020
cantonrep.comFebruary 11, 2020
Microsoft's February 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 99 security bugs
- Microsoft has released today the February 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates.
- This month's updates include fixes for a whopping 99 vulnerabilities, making this Microsoft's biggest Patch Tuesday known to date.
- The highlight of this month's security train represents the fix for CVE-2020-0674, a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
  
  ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu | February 11, 2020
zdnet.comFebruary 11, 2020
Identity Theft Protection You May Not Know You Already Have
- If you're thinking about paying for identity theft protection, it's worth checking to see if you already have access to free or deeply discounted monitoring services or recovery help.
- Your chances of being affected by a data breach are about 1 in 15 in any single year -- and it's virtually guaranteed that your identity will be compromised sometime in your lifetime.
  
  SF Gate - Bev O'Shea | February 10, 2020
sfgate.comFebruary 10, 2020
Data breach hits San Diego low-income preschool provider
- An intruder illegally accessed an employee email account at
- San Diego, California-based preschool education provider Enrichment Systems, Inc (EES) and may have viewed sensitive personal information of parents and students.
- A criminal can use stolen personal information in many ways, such as registering a false tax return, credit card fraud and acquiring medical insurance in another's name.
  
  Security Boulevard - Alina Bizga | February 10, 2020
securityboulevard.comFebruary 10, 2020
New 'Chameleon' Attack Can Secretly Modify Content on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn
- That video or picture you "liked" on social media of a cute dog, your favorite team or political candidate can actually be altered in a cyberattack to something completely different, detrimental and potentially criminal...
- The repercussions from indicating support by liking something you would never do (Biden vs. Trump, Yankees vs. Red Sox, ISIS vs. USA) from employers, friends, family, or government enforcement unaware of this social media scam can wreak havoc in just minutes.
  
  Homeland Security Today | January 21, 2020
hstoday.usJanuary 21, 2020
CCPA and 'Reasonable Security': A Game Changer
- CCPA provides that consumers may seek statutory damages of between $100 and $750, or actual damages if greater, against a company in the event of a data breach of non-redacted and non-encrypted personal information that results from the company's failure to implement reasonable security.
- To mitigate the risk of this increased exposure, companies need to take key steps to ensure they have implemented reasonable security procedures and practices.
- The CCPA does not define "reasonable security."
  
  National Law Review - Jaime B. Petenko | January 21, 2020
natlawreview.comJanuary 21, 2020
Wednesday is the deadline to file your claim for Equifax data breach settlement
- Anyone looking for compensation from the massive Equifax data breach that affected nearly 150 million people has until Wednesday to prove you're among those impacted and deserve either a cash payment or free credit monitoring for a decade.
- However, it is unlikely they'll receive a $125 payment that was first dangled when the settlement was announced.
  
  Wink News - Khristopher J. Brooks | January 21, 2020
winknews.comJanuary 21, 2020
Greek Government, Intelligence Agency And Businesses Knocked Offline By Cyber-Attacks
- Several Greek government websites have been attacked with many of the sites going offline in the aftermath of a cyber war between Greece and Turkey.
- A Turkish hacker group called Anka Neferler said it was behind the cyber-attacks.
  
  Cyber Security Hub - Jeff Orr | January 20, 2020
cshub.comJanuary 20, 2020
Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach that compromised business relationships
- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. today disclosed a data breach that involved the theft of highly sensitive data, including correspondence and information on government agencies and business partners.
- Chinese hackers are believed to be behind the data theft.
  
  siliconAngle - Duncan Riley | January 20, 2020
siliconangle.comJanuary 20, 2020
Ireland ranked second in Europe for data breach notifications
- More than 6,700 data breaches were notified to Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) last year, the second highest level of notifications recorded per capita across Europe.
- The Netherlands came top in terms of reported breaches per capita last year with 147.2 breaches per 100,000 people.
  
  The Irish Times - Charlie Taylor | January 20, 2020
irishtimes.comJanuary 20, 2020

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