Google Study Finds Phishing a Bigger Threat for Users Than Third-Party Data Breaches
Phishing attacks via fake emails pose the greatest threat to people, followed by keyloggers and third-party breaches as account hacking increases globally, a new Google study has revealed. Keystroke logging is a type of surveillance software that once installed on a system, has the capability to record every keystroke made on that system. The recording is saved in an encrypted log file. According to Google, enterprising hijackers are constantly searching for, and can find, bi
Hacking Incidents Dominate 2017 Health Data Breach Tally
Incidents involving hackers are dominating the federal tally of health data breaches for 2017, a trend some security experts expect to continue. A Nov. 1 snapshot of the HHS "Wall of Shame" shows 388 breaches impacting more than 4.6 million people have been added to the tally so far in 2017. 123 breaches were reported as hacking/IT incidents, impacting a total of 3.2 million individuals. Top Breaches Added to Tally in 2017 Breached Entity Ind