The Dangers of PII Leaks: 7 Key Insights

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Personally Identifiable Information (PII), or personal data, has become a major issue for everyone—whether you’re an individual or an organization. And with more PII being generated and stored every day, the risk of sensitive information being exposed is only increasing. However, people tend to underestimate the dangers of data security. They might think that no […]

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45M Medical Images Accessible Online

Medical Data Breaches

More Than 45 Million Medical Images Openly Accessible Online CybelAngel identifies medical devices and web portals leaking unprotected images including X-rays and CT Scans PARIS and NEW YORK, December 15, 2020 – The analyst team at CybelAngel, a global leader in digital risk protection, has discovered that more than 45 million medical imaging files – […]

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Are You a Good Ransomware Target?

Are You a Good Ransomware Target?

Reconnaissance Phase of the Cyber Kill Chain “Reconnaissance” is the first phase of the 7-step Cyber Kill Chain (CKC) model, which maps sophisticated targeted attacks used by cybercriminals such as Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors. In the Reconnaissance phase, an attacker uses different techniques to gather as much information as possible about a target — […]

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Banking System: A Rich Target for Cybercriminals

Cyber attack - Banking System: A Rich Target for Cybercriminals

The infamous bank robber, Willie Sutton was once asked why he robbed banks. He responded, “Because that’s where the money is.” Nearly a hundred years later, the scenario has not changed, except bank theft has shifted from the physical world to the digital one. A few decades ago criminals robbed banks, now they’re hacking into […]

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