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A databreach could ruin your business overnight. Are you prepared to deal with regulatory fines, lawsuits, costly investigations, disrupted operations, and destroyed trust while cybercriminals profit freely from stolen data? That’s the harsh aftermath companies face today following high-profile breaches.
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Thinkful, an online education site for developers, has revealed that it has been hit with a databreach. “We It would not reveal when the breach took place or if Chegg was aware of the incident before the acquisition announcement. Ironically, Chegg suffered from its own databreach a year ago, which impacted 40 million users.
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KrebsOnSecurity reported the breach in May. Included in the exposed data are bank account numbers, statements, tax and mortgage records, receipts for wire transfers, personal socialsecurity numbers and pictures of drivers’ licenses.
Equifax, the credit scoring company that suffered a databreach that impacted as many as 143 million Americans, is blaming a vendor software flaw in its online databases. According to Equifax, the impacted information includes names, SocialSecurity numbers, birthdates, addresses and, in some instances, drivers’ license numbers.
KrebsOnSecurity reported the breach in May. Included in the exposed data are bank account numbers, statements, tax and mortgage records, receipts for wire transfers, personal socialsecurity numbers and pictures of drivers’ licenses.
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