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US Charges Individuals Responsible for the 2017 Equifax Hack and Data Breach

  In 2017, Equifax, one of the largest credit reporting companies in the world, faced an enormous hack and data breach. Now in 2020, the individuals responsible are facing charges for the attack.      Flashback to 2017 To begin, last week, the DOJ accused four members of the People’s Liberation Army in China of performing the hack against Equifax. After releasing the nine-count indictment regarding the breach, the document portrays how the members allegedly pulled off one of the largest hacks in US history. Now, before we get into the indictment, let’s take a look back at how the attack on Equifax went down.    The Hack On September… Read More

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TikTok Security Concerns

  TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world right now. But with the ever present popularity of the video-sharing app, the public is beginning to ask questions about the security and safety of the application.     TikTok? … Do you mean Tick Tock? Across the world, especially the US, many people are bringing attention to the security aspect of TikTok. Now, before we dive into the security side of things, let’s take a look at TikTok as a social media platform. To begin, TikTok is “a video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance”. Over 50% of the users on the app are between… Read More

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Is Facebook is Watching You?

  Have you ever felt like you were being watched by someone? Well, as it turns out, your hunch may be correct. Who would that someone be you may ask? That would only be one of the largest social media platforms in the world, good ‘ol Facebook. What is Facebook in trouble for now? This week, Facebook headlines news stories across the world yet again. What is it for this time? Selling data? Losing even more momentum with Libra, their cryptocurrency? Not quite, this week, Facebook is spying on their users.  Further, Facebook is pointing the finger at a bug in the IOS application for such an issue. Let’s find… Read More

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