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Change Healthcare Cyberattack Affects Over 100 Million People
Threat actors accessed the data of more than 100 million people in the February breach of Change Healthcare, the U.S. Office for Civil Rights revealed on Oct. 22. The hack, information about which was revealed in June, could affect up to one-third of Americans. It has proven to be one of the most significant cyberattacks of the year and shows…
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Feeling safe with that complicated password? Think again, security experts say – complexity affects memorability and fosters unsafe practices
Overly complex passwords are not just ineffective but dangerously insecure, according to the latest National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines. Humans often choose easily guessed passwords for the sake of memorability, NIST said, meaning many online services have introduced rules that demand a certain level of complexity. For example, many services require users to create passwords that contain…
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Fidelity Investments says data breach affects over 77,000 people
Image: Fidelity InvestmentsFidelity Investments, a Boston-based multinational financial services company, disclosed that the personal information of over 77,000 customers was exposed after its systems were breached in August. As one of the largest asset managers in the world, with $14.1 trillion in assets under administration and $5.5 trillion under management, Fidelity employs over 75,000 associates across 11 countries in North America, Europe,…
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