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Hot Topic data breach exposes personal information of over 50 million

What happened A data breach affecting Hot Topic and related retailers Torrid and BoxLunch has reportedly exposed the personal information of 56,904,909 users. While Hot Topic has not confirmed the breach, the breach notification service Have I Been...

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What is healthcare data security?

Healthcare data security safeguards sensitive information, ensuring the privacy and integrity of patient records, and protecting healthcare...

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Social media HIPAA violations: Citadel Winston-Salem and Tiktok

A nurse’s TikTok videos joking about mistreating patients led to a suspension and sparked debate about professionalism and social media use in...

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Watchdog report finds gaps in HHS cybersecurity policies

GAO report reveals gaps in HHS cybersecurity policies, raising concerns about the healthcare sector's preparedness against cyber threats.

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Study: 80% of organizations faced email breaches in the last year

A recent study reveals that 80% of critical infrastructure organizations fell victim to email-related security breaches last year.

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Social media HIPAA violations: Grady Hospital and Facebook posts

A paramedic’s posts in a controversial Facebook group uncovered serious breaches of patient privacy and ethical conduct, leading to disciplinary...

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Social media HIPAA violations

In the first half of 2018 alone, more than 56% of the 4.5 billion compromised data records were tied to social media incidents. These breaches can...

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CISA focusing on critical infrastructure resilience in November

November is Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, and CISA is showing ways to strengthen systems across the U.S.

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Social media HIPAA violation series: Photo post

A photo shared from a Tennessee operating room in October 2020 raised concerns about privacy and professionalism, prompting Ballad Health to take...

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Social media HIPAA violations: Nurse shares pandemic perspective

A nurse’s video about working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a HIPAA investigation, raising concerns about patient privacy and...

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What we know about the Amazon data leak so far

Amazon has confirmed that attackers exposed data from some of its employees, with the perpetrators stating they intend to push data owners to...

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What is rate limiting?

Rate limiting is a versatile technique employed to regulate the frequency of user or application interactions with a web property. It can protect...

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Hackers face federal charges in billion-record data breach

The US government has officially charged two hackers accused of stealing 50 billion customer records from AT&T and other major companies.

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