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Phishing Attacks: No One is Immune | Insights from Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Phishing Attack Targets Creator of HaveIBeenPwned, Highlighting Evolving Threats This week, Troy Hunt, the founder of the widely-used data breach checking service HaveIBeenPwned, fell victim to a sophisticated phishing attack that compromised his personal Mailchimp account. The incident has raised concerns about the security of even established figures in the…

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HealthTech Database Breach: 108GB of Medical and Employment Records Exposed

A misconfigured database has resulted in the exposure of 108.8 GB of sensitive information, affecting over 86,000 healthcare professionals connected to ESHYFT, a HealthTech firm based in New Jersey that operates across 29 states. ESHYFT provides a mobile platform that links healthcare facilities with qualified nursing professionals, but this data…

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Misconfigured DM Clinical Research Database Exposes Over 1.6 Million Records

In a significant data breach incident reported by Hackread, DM Clinical Research, a clinical trial investigator site network based in Texas, has exposed the personal and health information of over 1.6 million individuals. This sensitive data was discovered to have been leaked from an unsecured database linked to medical surveys,…

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Is Quishing the New Phishing? Safeguarding Your Business Against Emerging Threats

Quick Response (QR) codes, which emerged in the 1990s, have become a ubiquitous part of modern life, facilitating activities from food orders to museum tours through a smartphone camera. Unfortunately, this advancement in convenience has attracted cybercriminals, who are now leveraging these codes for malicious purposes. Public reports of scams…

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