It might be tempting to blame the record-high costs of data breaches on the COVID-19 pandemic alone. But dig deeper and a more nuanced picture emerges.

The man was after sexually explicit photos and videos that he would then share online or store in his own collection

The caches of data that were publicly accessible included names, email addresses and social security numbers

Meet SparklingGoblin, a member of the Winnti family

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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid suspends cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals and moves its assets into cold storage

Ransomware payments may have greater implications than you thought – and not just for the companies that paid up

Fraudsters impersonate vaccine manufacturers and authorities overseeing vaccine distribution efforts, INTERPOL warns

The secret list was exposed online for three weeks, allowing anyone to access it without any kind of authentication

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure – here’s why you should think twice about what you toss in the recycling bin

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As employees split their time between office and off-site work, there’s a greater potential for company devices and data to fall into the wrong hands