Tag: credit reporting
  • Aug 21, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News,

Experian breach affects over 24 million customers and businesses in South Africa

Consumer credit reporting agency Experian has suffered a data breach at their South African branch. The Experian data breach didn’t expose consumer credit or financial information, but other personal information which could be used in phishing attempts were definitely exposed. Experian noted in a statement that they fell victim to a social engineering attack where … Continue reading “Experian breach affects over 24 million customers and businesses in South Africa”

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  • Nov 9, 2018 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Surveillance,

Why surveillance is even worse for your privacy than you thought: three cautionary tales

Readers of this blog hardly need to be told that surveillance represents a grave threat to privacy. By its very nature, it seeks to know who we are and what we do, whether we wish that or not. But there is a secondary harm that surveillance brings – a collateral damage – as three recent … Continue reading “Why surveillance is even worse for your privacy than you thought: three cautionary tales”

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