Cyber criminals can use data leaked in big breaches to cause more harm to you with phishing emails. Data from big breaches, which have almost become commonplace, wind up on the Dark Web quite quickly. After they have your info via the Dark Web, they can craft some very convincing emails to you. They can use identifiable information to customize the email to make it look legit.
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Cyber Tip: Know what breaches include your data before a phishing email hits your inbox
Posted by Ann Westerheim on 10/30/20 3:59 PM
Tags: e-Mail, cybersecurity, data security
Twice in the past month we received panicked calls from clients - "Help! Our email stopped working and we can't get any emails!" It turns out in both cases, the problem was the result of someone making updates to a web site and making unintended changes to DNS.