Fox News Database with 13 Million Records Found Exposed Online
A Fox News database, that was not password-protected, allowed access to about 13 million Fox News records. National News Company Hacked The files contained information about Fox News affiliate stations, storage details, internal Fox emails, usernames, employee ID...
BetMGM Confirms Data Breach of Over 1 Million Customers
MGM Resorts-owned online sports betting company BetMGM confirmed suffering a data breach the same day hackers offered to sell a database containing the information of 1.5 million BetMGM customers. The company is now offering to pay for two years of free credit...
Secure Your Data: The Importance of Proper Disk Drive Disposal
Properly disposing of disk drives is crucial in ensuring the security of sensitive information. Unfortunately, as seen in the recent data breach at Morgan Stanley, not all companies take the necessary steps to protect their data. However, using products like Opal Lock...
How One Lost USB Drive Exposed the Data of Half a Million People
USB Drive with Entire City’s Personal Data Lost After a Night Out An IT worker in Japan had a few too many cocktails after work in Amagasaki, Japan. He decided to sleep it off on the streets, and when he woke up the following morning, he found his backpack was...
Data Sanitization is the Green Solution
Sanitize to Prevent Waste! Where does data go when it's no longer needed? Companies often have untold terabytes of data stored on hard drives that they no longer have a use for, but it's still essential that the data isn't accessible. Why Should You Sanitize Hard...
New Year’s Security Resolutions
Whether you've never considered your personal security before or have been meaning to do so for a while, 2023 is the year to make changes. Spamming, phishing, and ransomware are real-world threats that every internet user faces on a daily basis. Passwords continue to...
Protect Your Data with Opal Lock
The holiday season is a time when your critical information is the most vulnerable. Unfortunately, we live in a day and age where if you set down your mobile device or computer in a public place, it can be gone in a second. Theft can happen at any time and can cost...
Your Personal Information May Have Been Mishandled in a Data Breach
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged Morgan Stanley with extensive failures in protecting the personal identifying information (PII) of about 15 million customers. Morgan Stanley will be paying a $35 million penalty fee for selling used hard drives...
Data Breach
Do you leave your home without set the lock, and hope the theft never find out? Do you leave your work without lock your systemand close your door? Data is your property, protect it before you lost it. Use Opal Lock for your data protection. “Data Breach” is defined...
Fidelity Height LLC Will Release the Opal Lock Software for data security protection on October 1, 2021
On October 1, 2021, Fidelity Height LLC will launch its HDD and SSD Opal Self-Encryption Drive (SED) software for the MS Windows application called Opal Lock software. (https://fidelityheight.com/) Opal Lock is a Windows security application that utilizes TCG (Trusted...