2.7 Billion Leaked Records: When All Our Data Is Being Hacked, What Can We Actually Do?

Originally published at: 2.7 Billion Leaked Records: When All Our Data Is Being Hacked, What Can We Actually Do? - Love the Idea

It feels like every other day, we hear about another massive data breach. Hackers probably have enough data to know what I’m having for dinner tomorrow before I do! With companies holding huge amounts of data. about us. What can we actually do about it? Recently, hackers leaked over 2.7 billion records! Billions of data records including highly sensitive details of residents from the US, UK, and Canada. This isn’t just an abstract problem; it feels personal. If you live in one of these countries, as we do, there’s a good chance your data is completely exposed. What Happened in…

£6M fine for NHS software breach :flushed:? A lesson in the cost of cybersecurity neglect. Businesses, secure your systems. Users, secure your lives online. We’re all in this together!

Data breaches often start with human error. Educate yourself and your team on cyber threats.

If data is already leaked how do we get it removed or what will happen to all the records? We can change passwords or freeze bank details but what about address and other details?

Numbers from Have I Been Pawned are crazy!

Services Leaked Accounts
MOAB - Twitter, Canva, Facebook, LinkedIn (Jan 2024) 26 Billion
Collection #1 772 Million
Facebook 509 Million
Telegram 361 Million
Verifications.io 763 Million
Onliner Spambot 711 Million
Data Enrichment Exposure / PDL Customer 622 Million
Exploit.In 593 Million
Lookiero 4 Million
Sport 2000 3 Million
Traderie 364k
Tracki 372k
Explore Talent (August 2024) 8 Million
Chris Leong 27k
LDLC 1.2 Million
National Public Data 133 Million
Shadow 543k
Not SOCRadar 282 Million

Wow, yes the National Public Data breach is a stark reminder of how vulnerable our data is. Nearly 3 billion records exposed :rotating_light:! Time to reassess how we protect our personal information.