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The Hidden Emotional Toll on Victims of Data Breaches

By Kim S. Nash

 

Hello. A standard data-breach response informs consumers that their personal details have been exposed or stolen and usually offers them identity-theft protection. 

Unrecognized is the emotional harm of a data breach, according to professors at Queensland University of Technology and Michigan State University.

They surveyed 552 Australian victims of data breaches and write: "While financial impacts were reported by 29% of the respondents, many more—50%—reported emotional harm. Nearly one-third said a breach had affected their physical well-being. And nearly a quarter said their relationships were negatively affected." Read the full WSJ article. 

More news below.

Readers: We'll be off Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving and back in your inboxes Monday.

 

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More Cyber News

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The Federal Communications Commission fined Comcast $1.5 million for a 2024 breach of customer data stemming from a cyberattack at Financial Business and Consumer Solutions, which the media company used to do bill collection. (Reuters)

  • Comcast must also improve its vetting of vendor cybersecurity practices, the FCC said. 

A surge this year in scammers impersonating banks has led to at least $262 million in fraud since January, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday. In one common tactic, hackers use texts, emails and calls to trick people into parting with account credentials, then shunt their funds to crypto wallets, the FBI said. 

A unit of Canon U.S.A. was targeted by hackers exploiting a flaw in the Oracle E-Business Suite enterprise software. The company said a disruption of one of its Oracle servers has been fixed and it continues to investigate. (SecurityWeek)

  • Dartmouth College this week also disclosed an August breach of its Oracle E-Business Suite. The personal data, including Social Security numbers, of hundreds of people was stolen, the college said in a notice to state regulators.

Cyber company Zscaler beat Wall Street earnings estimates for its fiscal first quarter, reported Tuesday. Revenues were up 26% compared to the same period a year ago. Net losses for the quarter were $11.6 million, slightly narrower than the $12.1 million loss in the year-ago period. Zscaler raised its forecast for revenues for the full fiscal year. 

Surveillance: The use of license plate readers by U.S. Customs and Border Protection appears to be domestic surveillance that treads on privacy rights, according to some members of Congress. Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.) and several other Democratic lawmakers demanded details about the program in a letter to the agency. (Associated Press)

 

About Us

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten and James Rundle. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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