Information Security Scares of 2018

It could be said that data security has been one of the main talking points of 2018 and will continue to be in 2019 and beyond. In honour of Halloween, we are taking a look at some of the scariest and biggest data security scares so far this year.
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References:

  1. Bleeping Computer: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/fitness-tracking-app-accidentally-exposed-military-bases/
  2. Nathan Ruser: https://twitter.com/nrg8000/status/957318498102865920?lang=en
  3. James Quarles: https://blog.strava.com/press/a-letter-to-the-strava-community/
  4. MyFitnessPal: https://content.myfitnesspal.com/security-information/FAQ.html
  5. Twitter: https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/company/2018/keeping-your-account-secure.html
  6. MyHeritage: https://blog.myheritage.com/2018/06/myheritage-statement-about-a-cybersecurity-incident/#
  7. T-Mobile: https://www.t-mobile.com/customers/6305378821
  8. BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45440850
  9. British Airways: https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/incident/data-theft/latest-information
  10. ICO: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2018/10/ico-statement-in-response-to-british-airways-breach-announcement/
  11. Facebook: https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/09/security-update/
  12. Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/09/27/uber-pay-148m-data-breach-cover-up/
  13. State of California Department of Justice: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-attorney-general-becerra-san-francisco-district-attorney-gasc%C3%B3n
  14. Google: https://www.blog.google/technology/safety-security/project-strobe/US Senator’s Amy Klobuchar and Catherine Cortez Masto: https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/10.23.18%20Google%20Plus%20Breach.pdf
  15. Cathay Pacific: https://news.cathaypacific.com/cathay-pacific-announces-data-security-event-affecting-passenger-data
  16. South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2170622/cathay-pacific-calls-hong-kong-police-help
  17. ICO: https://ico.org.uk/facebook-fine-20181025
  18. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/08/facebook-to-contact-the-87-million-users-affected-by-data-breach

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