Princess Cruises disclosed a potential data breach in a notice posted on its website. The travel company said that from April 11 to July 23 of last year a third party attained “unauthorized access” to select staff email accounts that had personal information regarding its...
Canadian lender Desjardins Group revealed that it has been the victim of a data breach that could impact more than 2.9 million members. The firm was contacted by law enforcement on June 14 with information confirming that the personal information of more than 2.9 million...
Two consumer websites have settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that they did not secure consumers’ data, allowing hackers to breach both sites. The FTC accused the operators of i-Dressup.com of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), alleging that the website never...
The Georgia Institute of Technology confirmed that it suffered a data breach that has exposed the personal information of 1.3 million current and former faculty members, students, staff and student applicants. “A central Georgia Tech database was accessed by an unknown outside entity. Georgia Tech’s...
July 11, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers to be wary of scammers pretending to be staff members. The FTC issued a press release and blog post on Tuesday (July 11) to alert consumers. The blog post said that scammers have been using the names of real FTC employees to gain people’s trust and have been using tactics such as suggesting […]
March 13, 2020
Princess Cruises disclosed a potential data breach in a notice posted on its website. The travel company said that from April 11 to July 23 of last year a third...
June 21, 2019
Canadian lender Desjardins Group revealed that it has been the victim of a data breach that could impact more than 2.9 million members. The firm was contacted by law enforcement...
April 25, 2019
Two consumer websites have settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that they did not secure consumers’ data, allowing hackers to breach both sites. The FTC accused the operators of...
