Hands-On Exercise 10 Discussion

I found an article on the company Set Forth and their data breach that compromised 1.5 million people. The company had discovered that they were compromised on May 21, 2024, and stated that the potentially leaked information includes names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security Numbers (SSNs). Additional customers may have also been affected due to the relationship connection with Centrex Software, which provides cloud-based customer relationship management solutions to get data from their customers. In November, a statement was sent out to the potentially affected customers that included 12 months of free Cyberscout services to reduce their potential for identity theft. This statement also mentions that the company is making changes to their endpoint security and changing passwords, so it is likely that the method for the breach could be through phishing, credential harvesting, social engineering, or another method of gaining initial credentials for a malicious actor to get inside the system for an extended period. This, like all breaches, should be a lesson for companies to keep cybersecurity as part of their business model, and to always remain on top when it comes to their data, not only to protect their customers but to keep themselves aware and safe.

https://www.securityweek.com/debt-relief-firm-forth-discloses-data-breach-impacting-1-5-million-people/

https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/5c00fedb-134a-4436-b778-5df30b84cdab.html

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