From 112K to 4M – HR biz's data spill from bad to worse

From 112K to 4M – HR biz's data spill from bad to worse

: It took a 1 year+ probe, plenty of client calls for VeriSource to understand just how much of a yikes it has on its hands

From 112K to 4M – HR biz's data spill from bad to worse • The Register | #cybercrime | #infosec - National Cyber Security Consulting

Houston-based VeriSource Services' long-running probe into a February 2024 digital break-in shows the data of 4 million people – not just a few hundred thousand as it first claimed - was accessed by an "unknown actor". The tech company, which provides employee benefits administration services, began contacting those affected on April 23, and has now […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post From 112K to 4M – HR biz's data spill fro…

Scam of the day – April 28, 2025 – New Data Breach Report Shows Data Breaches Getting Worse

Verizon issued its annual data breach report which appears to exemplify my motto that “things aren’t as bad as you think, they are far worse.”  Regardless of how diligent you are in protecting your personal information such as your Social Security number, you are only as safe as the myriad of companies, institutions and government agencies with the worse and most vulnerable security practices that have your personal information.  The report conf…