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https://blog.malwarebytes.com/101/2018/12/2018-the-year-of-the-data-breach-tsunami/?utm_source=double-opt-in&utm_medium=email-internal-b2c&utm_campaign=EM-B2C-2019-January1-newsletter&utm_content=databreach

2018: The year of the data breach tsunami To get a sense of the grim state of data security today, take a look at this infographic from TruthFinder that explains why 2018 was the year of the data breach tsunami.

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Tens of Millions of U.S. Voter Records for Sale An advertisement on a forum trading data breach information offers to sell personally identifiable details and voting history of millions of US residents. The estimated size of the cache is in excess of 35 million records.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3312642/windows/microsoft-restarts-windows-10-october-2018-update-blaming-data-loss-on-misdirected-folders.html

Windows 10 October 2018 Update rereleased to Insiders, data loss blamed on misdirected folders Microsoft has restarted the Windows 10 October 2018 Update to Windows Insiders, ascribing the reports of data loss to folders that had been misdirected between a user's PC and another drive.

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/vpnfilter-router-malware,news-27361.html

Russian VPNFilter Router Malware Much Worse Than Thought: What to Do Dangerous malware targets Asus, D-Link, Linksys, Netgear and other routers. You should update the firmware and reset the router. Here's how.