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Several high-profile breaches have come to light, exposing the personal information of thousands of individuals. The incidents have targeted a range of sectors, including banking, healthcare, and ecommerce, raising concerns about the vulnerability of sensitive data in the digital age.
Michigan State University previously disclosed the breach in a notice to students and others.
Throwing money at security threats may be good exercise, but it won't do much to deter data thieves, ransomware bandits, and other bad guys.
Over 100,000 taxpayers just had something really unpleasant happen. and it was not paying their taxes. it was that their personal financial information was stolen by a sophisticated organization, an organized crime syndicate, to boot. the data thieves did not hack people's personal computers, instead, they just went right to uncle sam, right to the irs and tapped in and got your information there. what? how does that happen? you think if you're going to be electronically filing and the irs will have your file, you think you would be at least safe because there is nothing more personal than the...
>> you work for these points. the ultimate concern really, the guy knows where i live but it certainly made me think twice about what can happen to you when you aren't prepared. >> data thieves want to target places you don't check often. and reward account is checked less than a credit card account. >> reporter: your loyalty account is different from your bank account because banking companies use stricter security measures than rewards programs do. >> i worry about identity theft, bank accounts and now reward miles? >> it's just an extension of your wallet. those miles are of a great value t...