#PublicData

Ford Says Leaked Data Comes From Supplier and Is Not Sensitive

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November 20, 2024 at 04:52AM Ford’s investigation into alleged customer data theft by hackers revealed no breach of its systems. The claimed 44,000 records, primarily public dealer addresses, originated from a third-party supplier. Ford confirmed the issue is resolved, stating the information leaked was not sensitive and belonged to publicly available business addresses. ### Meeting … Read more

Data broker amasses 100M+ records on people – then someone snatches, sells it

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November 13, 2024 at 04:46PM Over 183 million records of contact and employment information are reportedly for sale by a cybercriminal, known as KryptonZambie, on a crime forum for $6,000. The data is claimed to be publicly available and sourced from DemandScience, which denies any breach. Security incidents related to the data have been reported. … Read more