Was this always happening in this big scope? Leaks of games, data that is stolen, all these breaches in big companies. Feels like I see this everyday

  • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
    251·
    11 months ago

    Ashley Madison

    Equifax

    23 and Me

    those are the only ones I know off the top of my head because those are the ones that affected me. (my ex-husband was on the AM list; I was affected by the Equifax breach; my daughter was affected by the 23 and me breach)

    • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
      14·
      11 months ago

      The 23 and me stuff is expecially scary. It is bad enough giving out genetic information to a company. It is even worse when that information is stolen.

      Anyone interested in using a gentic ancestry service should read the book Genethics by David Suzuki & Peter Knudtson first. TLDR if a big enough genetic data bank is aquired by the wrong hands, discriminatory practices could increase significantly in job interviews, health insurance and other sectors. Chemical warfare could also be specifically tuned to specific genetic groups.

    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
      51·
      11 months ago

      My mortgage company had a breach and I saw three articles about three different companies having breachs. That and I think OP is also talking about the video game code leaks.

      • noUsernamesLef7@infosec.pub
        2·
        11 months ago

        As someone in the thick of it, it has been a nervewracking quarter for mortgage company IT and Infosec teams. There have been several very high profile breaches the last few months.

      • zilla@lemmy.worldOP
        2·
        11 months ago

        Yeah like kinda everything. Wasn’t sure if it’s just more reports. In the end it’s a mix of all the systems.

        I thought i missed something. But all you folk’s provided good information for me and i am thankful for this

    • Extras@lemmy.today
      2·
      11 months ago

      Also mint mobile recently but yeah data = money. Had to search up Ashley Madison and I’m sorry you went through that