Data Breaches
Spotify Resets User Passwords to Protect Against Third Party Data Breaches
The LinkedIn data breach compromised hundreds of thousands of passwords, leaving accounts wide open across numerous sites. Spotify took action.
Read more
UpGuard Team
January 8, 2025
9 Ways to Prevent Third-Party Data Breaches in 2025
This is a complete guide to preventing third-party data breaches. Learn about how organizations like yours are keeping themselves and their customers safe.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
July 7, 2025
116 Must-Know Data Breach Statistics for 2025
116 data breach statistics that cover risk, cost, prevention, industry trends, and more. Assess and analyze these stats and learn to prevent data breaches.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 30, 2025
The 83 Biggest Data Breaches of All Time [Updated 2025]
Our updated list for 2025 ranks the 83 biggest data breaches of all time, ranked by impact. Learn from their mistakes to avoid costly damages.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
December 9, 2025
Data Leaks and the Deep Web: Swimming in the Deep End
The deep web makes up 95-99% of the entire internet. The dark web makes up less than 1%. UpGuard explores how deep web assets can lead to data exposure.
Read more
Kaushik Sen
July 3, 2025
What is Data Security?
Data security is the process of protecting sensitive data from unauthorized access and corruption throughout its lifecycle.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 30, 2025
How to Fix The Top 10 Critical CVEs That Can Lead To A Data Breaches
Learn more about how to fix these top 10 CVEs that commonly lead to data breaches.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 18, 2024
What is a Data Breach?
A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of secure or private/confidential information to an untrusted environment.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
July 3, 2025
What are Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)?
Indicators of compromise (IOCs) are pieces of forensic data, such as system log entries, system files or network traffic that identify malicious activity.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
July 3, 2025
What is Sensitive Data?
Sensitive data is information that must be protected against unauthorized access.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
July 3, 2025
The Amex Partner Data Breach and Downstream Liability
Learn more about the recent American Express data breach notification and what it means for cardholders worldwide.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 18, 2024
What is an Incident Response Plan?
An incident response plan is a set of written instructions that outline your organization's response to data breaches, data leaks, and cyber attacks.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
July 3, 2025
Don’t Use Production Data In Your Test Environment: The Impact Of Leaked Test Credentials
Read about why your third-party vendors and test environments should not contain production data, and how to protect your customers by taking a few steps.
Read more
Kaushik Sen
January 8, 2025
Check your Amazon S3 permissions or Someone Else will.
Companies regularly host sensitive data on Amazon's S3. Sometimes they forget to close it off to the internet. Here's a guide to make sure you don't.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
June 29, 2025
What is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?
This is a complete overview of data loss prevention (DLP). Learn about DLP best practices in this in-depth post.
Read more
Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 30, 2025
Sign up for our newsletter
UpGuard's monthly newsletter cuts through the noise and brings you what matters most: our breaking research, in-depth analysis of emerging threats, and actionable strategic insights.
Free instant security score
How secure is your organization?
Request a free cybersecurity report to discover key risks on your website, email, network, and brand.
Instant insights you can act on immediately- Hundreds of risk factors including email security, SSL, DNS health, open ports and common vulnerabilities
