by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 27, 2026 | Scam of the day
Carnival Cruise Line suffered a massive data breach by the ransomware gang ShinyHunters through social engineering on April 18, 2026 that is estimated to have affected 8.7 million records. The data breach is still being investigated, but is reported to have included...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 12, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for May 9, 2026 I told you about the data breach at the educational technology company Instructure which makes the hugely popular learning management system Canvas. Canvas is used by school districts and universities around the world. As many...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2026 | Scam of the day
Educational technology company Instructure which developed the hugely popular learning management system Canvas which is used by school districts and universities around the world has confirmed that it suffered a data breach earlier this month in which as many as 275...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 31, 2026 | Scam of the day
Data breaches are a common occurrence which is disturbing because they can readily lead to your identity being stolen or you becoming a victim of a scam as the hackers leverage the data they steal to lure you into a scam. Recently the English speaking hacking group...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 21, 2025 | Scam of the day
Data breaches are a common occurrence which is disturbing because they can readily lead to your identity being stolen or you becoming a victim of a scam as the hackers leverage the data they steal to lure you into a scam. Farmers Insurance announced it has suffered a...
