The worrying trend of children’s data being sold on the dark web

When was the last time you got a data breach notification, a letter in the mail about a potential compromise, or an email triggering a password reset on one of your accounts? What about your kids? When it comes to data breaches, we almost exclusively focus on adults. It’s automatic, instinctual: compromised data impacts customers, consumers, employees, and executives. We immediately assume they must be adults. Unfortunately, that’s not the case — far from it. A concerning trend In my role as a security researcher, stolen identities and compromised payment cards are just a normal part of the workday. Criminal…

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https://ift.tt/2U71Rny Emily Wilson February 23, 2019 at 03:00PM