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Kaiser Permanente Discloses Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million People

SecureWorld News

Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest not-for-profit providers of health care and coverage in the United States, is dealing with the fallout from a significant data breach that has affected more than 13 million individuals. The company revealed details of the incident in a public notification posted on April 25th.

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T-Mobile data breach exposed the personal info of more than 47 million people

The Verge

T-Mobile has released more information about its most recent data breach , and while the company’s findings fall short of the reported 100 million records, the numbers are staggering. In its last earnings report ( PDF ), T-Mobile said it had over 104 million customers. T-Mobile found out about the breach based on a forum post.

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Fantastic international comparative data on media, social media, and mobile

Trends in the Living Networks

For those who love rich data on the world of media and telecoms, the release of a report by UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom is always a cause for celebration. Here I will excerpt a few of the highlights from today’s Ofcom International Communications Market Report 2011 , which focuses on country comparative data.

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Twitter Fined $150 Million for Misuse of 2FA User Data

SecureWorld News

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Twitter with a $150 million penalty for " deceptively using account security data for targeted advertising.". Twitter, like many other social media websites, asks users to provide their phone number and email address to better protect their account.

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Latest data: Retailers shift to social media and online

Trends in the Living Networks

This includes a survey of the use of social media by retailers, showing: - 34% monitor conversations on social media. - 29% use social media to promote their store. - 20% advertise on Facebook. - 17% use social media to publicize special offers or discounts. - 16% provide services to customers on social media.

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App Annie: Game IQ is a taxonomy to help publishers understand mobile game categories

Venture Beast

App Annie is launching Game IQ, a new taxonomy service for games that uses data science to categorize thousands of games for advertisers. Read More.

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Reddit is going public. Will its unruly user base revolt?

Vox

Reddit, the launchpad for many meme stocks , could now become one: The social media giant makes its debut on Wall Street this week in one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings of the year. It’s the first time that a major social media company has gone public since Snap (i.e., Snapchat ) in 2017. million in 2023.