Online mortgage lender Lending Tree sent breach notification letters to affected individuals on June 29, 2022. The letter advises those persons that their name, social security number, date of birth, and address were compromised in mid-February 2022 as a result of a code vulnerability that “likely resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of some sensitive personal
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Orbitz Confirms Breach of Travel Records and Credit Card Information of 880,000 Individuals
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Data Breach
Orbitz, the travel booking entity that is owned by Expedia, has confirmed that it has “identified and remediated a data security incident affecting a legacy travel booking platform.” This means that one of its older websites that are used by customers to book their travel plans was hacked.
The statement says that Orbitz uncovered evidence…
Privacy Tip #4—What do I do when I get a letter informing me of a data breach?
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Data Privacy, Privacy Tips
We’ve all gotten them–the dreaded letter that informs us that our data has been compromised, including our Social Security number. Some have received so many of these “notifications” that they are de-sensitized, throw their hands in the air, and throw it in the trash. But doing this could put you at risk for identity theft.…