Follow-up on "WTF..." (June 4, 2026). I have remembered why I have never accepted the offer of membership in Experian's IdentityWorks after previous security breaches. Their multiple-page privacy policy states that they can collect reams of information about me and share it with their affiliates/3rd parties for targeting/ advertising, etc.

I could maybe opt out of some of it, but that's somewhat obscure and involves contacting various Google and other entities. (I've been trying so hard to separate myself from Google.)

However, I like the sound of their using their technology to search "the web, chat rooms & bulletin boards 24/7 to identify trading or selling of your personal information on the Dark Web."

It all makes me tired.

#Privacy #SecurityBreaches #IdentityTheft

Study Warns of Surge in #SecurityBreaches Linked to #SocialMedia #Impostors

https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2025/06/study-warns-of-surge-in-security.html

More telcos confirm China Salt Typhoon security breaches as White House weighs in
https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/30/att_verizon_confirm_salt_typhoon_breach/

#Infosec #Security #Cybersecurity #CeptBiro #Telcos #China #SaltTyphoon #SecurityBreaches #WhiteHouse

DeepSec 2024 Talk: Executive Breach Simulation Toolkits – Pavle Bozalo, Aron Feuer & Matias Ulloa

As cyberattacks multiply and become more sophisticated, executive breach simulation toolkits have become essential. Enabling organizations to simulate, predict, and ass

https://blog.deepsec.net/deepsec-2024-talk-executive-breach-simulation-toolkits-pavle-bozalo-aron-feuer-matias-ulloa/

#Conference #DeepSec2024 #ExecutiveBreachSimulationToolkits #RiskManagement #SecurityBreaches #Talk

#CyberSecurity #Hacking #SecurityBreaches #Spyware #Privacy #Surveillance #DataProtection: "A hacker has stolen the messages, call logs and locations intercepted by a widely used phone monitoring app called LetMeSpy, according to the company that makes the spyware.

The phone monitoring app, which is used to spy on thousands of people using Android phones around the world, said in a notice on its login page that on June 21, “a security incident occurred involving obtaining unauthorized access to the data of website users.”

“As a result of the attack, the criminals gained access to e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and the content of messages collected on accounts,” the notice read.

LetMeSpy is a type of phone monitoring app that is marketed for parental control or employee monitoring. The app is also specifically designed to stay hidden on a phone’s home screen, making it difficult to detect and remove. Also known as stalkerware or spouseware, these kinds of phone monitoring apps are often planted by someone — such as spouses or domestic partners — with physical access to a person’s phone, without their consent or knowledge."

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/27/letmespy-hacked-spyware-thousands/