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National Public Data confirms breach that exposed Americans’ social security numbers

  National Public Data confirms breach that exposed Americans’ social security numbers The billions of records stolen from the company had been leaked online mariella moon   Sat, Aug 17, 2024   Glowimages via Getty Images A data dump that contains 2.7 billion records of personal information for people living in the US, including their … Continue reading National Public Data confirms breach that exposed Americans’ social security numbers

Legal risks loom for Firefly users after Adobe’s AI image tool training exposed

The discovery that Adobe’s Firefly wasn’t entirely trained on licensed images has enterprise marketers concerned about lawsuits. Constantine von Hoffman on April 22, 2024   Adobe’s Firefly was designed to give enterprise users generative AI image tools they could trust.  “A lot of our very big enterprise customers are very concerned about using generative AI … Continue reading Legal risks loom for Firefly users after Adobe’s AI image tool training exposed

Hyundai will pay $200 million after a TikTok challenge exposed a huge security flaw

Hyundai and Kia release software update to prevent TikTok thefts   Katie Malone   @kathrynamalone Kia and Hyundai released a software update on Monday after a viral TikTok challenge taught users how to hack the vehicles. But for now, it’s only available to a selected one million vehicles, out of the four million cars that … Continue reading Hyundai will pay $200 million after a TikTok challenge exposed a huge security flaw

Security flaw in Florida tax website exposed filers’ sensitive data

Income, tax and immigration data stolen in Healthcare.gov breach AJ Dellinger @ajdell The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) now has details about the data stolen in the breach of Healthcare.gov that occurred last month. According to the government agency, a significant amount of personal information including partial Social Security numbers, tax information and … Continue reading Security flaw in Florida tax website exposed filers’ sensitive data

The IRS says it accidentally exposed confidential information involving 120,000 taxpayers

The IRS will let taxpayers authenticate their identity without using facial recognition But the alternative is having a live, virtual interview that may not be ideal either. M. Moon @mariella_moon   Khosrork via Getty Images Taxpayers in the US don’t have to use facial recognition or any kind of biometric data to access their accounts … Continue reading The IRS says it accidentally exposed confidential information involving 120,000 taxpayers

Finance Mobile Apps Most Exposed To Fraud, Gaming Hit By Install Hijacking

Finance Mobile Apps Most Exposed To Fraud, Gaming Hit By Install Hijacking by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, July 29, 2020 As mobile app demand and acquisition activity spiked during the first half of 2020 due to COVID-19, fraudsters tried hard to take advantage of a higher number of people online and downloading apps. For example, more … Continue reading Finance Mobile Apps Most Exposed To Fraud, Gaming Hit By Install Hijacking

Entrepreneurs’ Bright-Shiny-Object Syndrome Exposed

by Susan Friesen Follow @https://twitter.com/eVisionMediaOctober 17, 2016 What You Need to Know Before You Sign Up for Yet Another Program There’s an insidious travesty happening in the entrepreneurial world and I’ve stayed silent about it long enough. It’s time to expose what’s really happening to unsuspecting entrepreneurs and business owners when it comes to seeking … Continue reading Entrepreneurs’ Bright-Shiny-Object Syndrome Exposed