Yum!, a massive worldwide food brand, operates over 55,000 restaurants in a total of 155 countries. The brand has more than 36,000 employees and owns restaurants like KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, among others. The brand was recently hit by a data breach that may have exposed some of its employees as well as some customers. This is a real issue that should have people a bit concerned.

The University of Hawaii Maui College is one of ten branches of the Hawaii public university college system. The school is located in Maui and serves more than 2,500 students annually. This public university is one of many that recently suffered from a data breach exposing students to possible identity theft risks.

Recently, classified military documents have been showing up on social media sites around the internet. These documents are primarily about the war in Ukraine, and some released were Top Secret documents. Both the Pentagon and the Justice Department are concerned about this latest leak, and the classified documents could do real harm to the military's efforts if they keep being posted online.

Blue Shield of California is one of the largest healthcare providers in the state of California. The health insurance company is nonprofit and delivers insurance to Californians all over the state. Hundreds of thousands of residents rely on the provider for their health insurance, and they trust the company with vast amounts of personal and health information.

Successful hackers have the ability to find a specific vulnerability and turn it into millions of dollars if the account is large enough. Good hackers keep it simple by using the browser as a means to attack unwitting users. Cross-site request forgery, commonly called CSRF, is an innovative attack method in which hackers use header and form data to exploit the trust a website has in a user’s browser.

Etsy, since 2005, has been a marketplace for millions of small business owners, selling everything from jewelry to toys. Without a doubt, an online criminal is lurking around every virtual corner. It is estimated that nearly six to eight million individual shop owners are doing business on the Etsy platform. One of the significant aspects of using Etsy to sell your goods is they offer fraud protection in which they pay for any fraudulent transaction under $250.

Driving for companies like Uber is always risky, as you never know who you will pick up, where you will have to take them, and if your vehicle could break down. However, drivers should not have to worry about their identities while driving. Uber was just hit by a cyber attack back in December that hurt more than 77,000 employees, and it seems the company is suffering from another serious data loss that could impact some of its drivers, yet again.

Majestic Care is a nursing home company that has more than 20 locations throughout Indiana. The organization serves elderly patients all over the state and manages a great deal of medical and financial information as a result. That's why it's so upsetting to hear that one of the company's 20 locations was hit by a cyber attack that resulted in the loss of data. If you or one of your loved ones uses the Middletown location, you may have lost important data and could be at risk.

NCB Management Services is a debt-buying company that acquires debt from other businesses and attempts to collect that debt. The organization works with many major companies, such as Bank of America, and it suffered from a serious data breach recently. Since NCB works with so many major companies, customers of those companies can be put at risk of data loss when their data is lost.

TMX Finance is a large financial company that specializes in short-term loans for in-need individuals. The company has been in operation since 1998 and runs businesses like InstaLoan, TitleMax, and TitleBucks. The organization maintains more than 900 locations in 14 separate states and employs more than 2,000 individuals overall. This large finance company recently suffered from a cyber attack that exposed some of its customers in a serious way.