by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 23, 2024 | Scam of the day
Data breaches have become an all-too-common feature of life today and they pose a significant threat to all of us because regardless of how careful we are at protecting our personal data, we are only as secure as the companies and governmental agencies that hold our...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 11, 2023 | Scam of the day
Three days ago the Maine state government confirmed that many of its departments had suffered a data breach affecting 1.3 milli0on people with large amounts of sensitive information including Social Security numbers compromised. The data breach at Maine, however was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 2, 2023 | Scam of the day
The recent ransomware attacks against both MGM Resorts which operates 19 casinos in the United States and Caesars Entertainment the largest casino owner in the world, with more than 65 million Caesars Rewards members and properties in 18 states and Canada under the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 5, 2023 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, the University of Rochester disclosed that it had suffered a major data breach in which personal information on all of its students, faculty and staff was stolen. The personal information stolen was quite extensive and included Social Security...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 19, 2023 | Scam of the day
If it seems like I was just telling you about another major data breach a few days ago, you are correct. It was only three days ago that I wrote about another data breach. ...
