data breach

A massive data breach in the Capital region is finally being dealt with, and you may deserve compensation

Practice Resources of Syracuse is in the process of informing some 924,138 patients, including people in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley, that an April 12, 2022 data breach has exposed their information to hackers.

We hear about security and data breaches all the time. But, here's how to find out if you are one of the victims and then what you should do next.

A new tool was introduced on Thursday to verify identification to fight identity theft-based unemployment fraud. The Department of Labor (DOL) says using source will also speed-up claims processing to give out benefits more efficiently.

If you have school-age children in a Central New York school district, their information may have been accessible after a data breach late last month.

If you were considering the $125 payout from the Equifax Data Breach, you're too late.

The Federal Trade Commission warns of fake Equifax websites popping up hoping to steal your personal information. Equifax is paying about $700 million to settle claims of a data breach affecting 147 million people. The con artists are making fake websites that closely resemble the official Equifax settlement website as they try to steal your personal information and get a piece of that payout... R

Another data breach is hitting 100 million people.

Even I have the app downloaded to my phone...well, I DID until I learned that FaceApp is actually a security risk for my phone and my pictures.

If you ate at a particular Central New York Wendy's, you could be entitled to money back as part of a class-action lawsuit.