Chinese Hacking Is Alarming. So Are Data Brokers.

By Charlie Warzel
NYT Opinion
Companies like Equifax threaten our personal privacy and our national security.
Published date: February 11, 2020 at 02:59AM
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Why You Need a Password Manager. Yes, You.

By Andrew Cunningham
NYT Smarter Living
Everyone should use a password manager. It’s the most important thing you can do — alongside two-factor authentication — to keep your data safe.
Published date: August 27, 2019 at 09:42AM
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Accused Capital One Hacker Had Stolen Data From Other Targets, Officials Say

By Daisuke Wakabayashi
NYT Technology
Prosecutors said they found the stolen material from 30 organizations on servers in the bedroom of the accused hacker.
Published date: August 15, 2019 at 03:07AM
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Capital One Says Hacker Stole Data of 100 Million People

By Emily Flitter and Karen Weise
NYT Business Day
A software engineer, facing federal charges in Seattle, was accused of gaining access to 140,000 Social Security numbers and 77,000 bank account numbers.
Published date: July 30, 2019 at 03:09AM
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Equifax Settlement in Data Breach Will Cost at Least $650 Million

By Stacy Cowley
NYT Business Day
The settlement, which was announced on Monday and still needs court approval, would be the largest ever paid by a company over a data breach.
Published date: July 22, 2019 at 01:55PM
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Equifax Settlement in Data Breach Will Cost at Least $650 Million

By Stacy Cowley
NYT Business Day
The settlement, which was announced on Monday and still needs court approval, would be the largest ever paid by a company over a data breach.
Published date: July 22, 2019 at 01:55PM
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A City Paid a Hefty Ransom to Hackers. But Its Pains Are Far From Over.

By Frances Robles
NYT U.S.
Weeks after Lake City, Fla., was hit by a cyberattack, the phones are back on and email is working, but the city has not yet recovered all its files.
Published date: July 7, 2019 at 10:00AM
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Security Gap Leaves 885 Million Mortgage Documents Exposed

By Nicole Perlroth and Stacy Cowley
NYT Technology
The data, collected by First American Financial Corporation, included hundreds of millions of detailed and personal financial records.
Published date: May 25, 2019 at 02:14AM
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Big Companies Thought Insurance Covered a Cyberattack. They May Be Wrong.

By ADAM SATARIANO and NICOLE PERLROTH
NYT Technology
Citing a rarely used ‘war exemption,’ insurers say they aren’t responsible for the 2017 NotPetya attack.
Published date: April 15, 2019 at 01:00PM
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