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Connor Hays

Writing on data privacy and security, banking and finance, credit and debt.

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Connor Hays
This Week in Data Breaches: The Great Twitter Hack

This Week in Data Breaches: The Great Twitter Hack

The crypto scam turned out to be part of a massive coordinated hack affecting dozens of major Twitter accounts with millions of followers, the largest security breach in the company’s history.

  • Connor Hays Connor Hays
Jul 21, 2020
BloomID: A Guide to Your Secure Identity

BloomID: A Guide to Your Secure Identity

BloomID is a reusable, cryptographically secure identity that reduces your risk of identity theft due to data breaches. Learn how to build your BloomID to strengthen your digital identity and use BloomID to verify your personal information, log in to sites and apps, securely share your data.

  • Connor Hays Connor Hays
Aug 22, 2019
This Week in Data Breaches: Binance Blackmailed, StockX Hacked, and YouHodler Exposed

This Week in Data Breaches: Binance Blackmailed, StockX Hacked, and YouHodler Exposed

A round-up of this week’s data breaches, leaks, and privacy intrusions. This week, a blackmail attempt at Binance, a data breach at StockX, and a massive leak at YouHodler.

  • Connor Hays Connor Hays
Aug 9, 2019
Personal Data of 106 Million People Stolen in Capital One Data Breach

Personal Data of 106 Million People Stolen in Capital One Data Breach

Everything you need to know about the Capital One data breach, one of the largest ever at a financial institution.

  • Connor Hays Connor Hays
Aug 1, 2019
What You Need to Know About the Equifax Data Breach Settlement: How to Get up to $20,000

What You Need to Know About the Equifax Data Breach Settlement: How to Get up to $20,000

Were you affected by the Equifax hack? Find out now and learn how to get $125 to $20,000 in cash from the Equifax data breach settlement.

  • Connor Hays Connor Hays
Jul 26, 2019
This Week in Data Breaches: Equifax Settles for $650 Million Over 2017 Data Breach

This Week in Data Breaches: Equifax Settles for $650 Million Over 2017 Data Breach

It’s been a big week in data security and privacy news. This week, Equifax settled with regulators for up to $650 million over the company’s 2017 data breach and there have been new reports on popular web browser extensions that are scraping the data of millions of users.

  • Connor Hays Connor Hays
Jul 23, 2019
The Ultimate Guide to Data Breaches

The Ultimate Guide to Data Breaches

A comprehensive guide to understanding data breaches, identity theft, and the data economy, so that you are better equipped to understand what information is being exposed and how it is being used against you.

  • Connor Hays Connor Hays
Jul 19, 2019
This Week in Data Breaches: British Airways Faces $230 Million GDPR Fine

This Week in Data Breaches: British Airways Faces $230 Million GDPR Fine

From news of the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office slapping British Airways with a $230 million fine for its 2018 data breach to startling new reports of Chinese state surveillance, here we round up the latest in data security and privacy news.

  • Connor Hays Connor Hays
Jul 9, 2019
Major Milestone: 500,000 BloomIDs

Major Milestone: 500,000 BloomIDs

Today, we are excited to announce that over half a million people have created a BloomID on the Bloom protocol, making Bloom the largest decentralized identity platform in the world!

  • Connor Hays Connor Hays
Jun 28, 2019
This Week in Data Breaches: 11.9 Million Patients' Data Stolen in Quest Diagnostics Breach

This Week in Data Breaches: 11.9 Million Patients' Data Stolen in Quest Diagnostics Breach

From the personal information of 11.9 million Quest Diagnostics patients being stolen to a data breach at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, here we round up the latest in data security and privacy news.

  • Connor Hays Connor Hays
Jun 18, 2019
Apply for Credit in Seconds with Bloom Marketplace

Apply for Credit in Seconds with Bloom Marketplace

Bloom and Monevo have joined forces to make lending a more seamless and secure experience. Consumers can quickly and securely search for personal loans from over 30 top lenders and banks with a simple click of a button.

  • Connor Hays Connor Hays
Jun 13, 2019
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