We all got used to read and hear about data breaches and hacks everyday.
Maybe you've made it part of your daily online routine to stop by some of the sites and services that deliver the newest on vulnerabilities, hacks, and breaches.
...and clearly things have gotten so much worse in the last 10 years that simply the high cadence of news bits, about the latest impacts in this regard have made us a little apathetic. Like good hunting dogs are made shot-proofed.
Clearly when it comes to third party risks there's not much anyone of us can do.
Think about it... in how many places is our sensitive, personal data is stored, transacted with and possibly exchanged or sold to others?
When it comes to passwords or even being victimized by an breach with a third party data custodian this is ugly enough but...
...what happens when your biometric data is snatched?
This could pose issues on so many levels and for so long, in fact a life long and beyond.
Check out this article by threatpost.com about the disturbing facts...
ThreatList: A Third of Biometric Systems Targeted by Malware in Q3
"A successful attack could wreak havoc, given the potential for biometric forgery, and a lack of options in the event one’s biometric profile is stolen."
Cheers!
Lucky