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Data Breach – Imgur Affects 1.7 Million Users

According to a post on the Imgur website, they have suffered a data breach that affects 1.7 million users of the site. For those who don’t use the site, Imgur is an online image sharing community and image host founded by Alan Schaaf in 2009.

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News: Quest Diagnostics Breach

According to a News Release by Quest Diagnostics, it appears they have suffered a data breach. The news release states that on November 26, 2016, via a third-party app approximately 34,000 individuals had their Name, Date of Birth, lab results, and (in some cases) phone

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Fake Email’s – A Scam That Doesn’t Go Away

Since the invention of email, there have been bad guys trying to trick others into giving up personal information. The fact is that in the 25+ years since the start of the internet, as we know it, the trend continues. That just means that there

Alert: Major Credit Card Data Breach

Landry’s Inc., which owns or operates some very well-known brands is reporting that they have been the victim of a data breach at some of its locations.  According to the information released by Landry’s Inc. the breach occurred during 2 different periods from May 4,

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Celine Dion Has Died – Another Facebook Scam

One of the most common social engineering tricks that the bad guys use to trick people into clicking on scams involves using “sensational headlines”. From car crashes to a famous person naked, to the death of a famous person, there is something about the message