Be warned—Googling can be more dangerous than you think. Here’s what you need to know.

Identity-related data breaches are more severe and costly than run-of-the-mill incidents, according to RSA.

The attack, attributed to the Rhysida ransomware group, has drawn attention due to both the extent of the data stolen and the city’s controversial response.

If you... exist in the world, it's likely that you have gotten a letter or email at some point informing you that your data was stolen. This happened recently to potentially hundreds of millions of people in a hack that targeted companies like Ticketmaster, AT&T, Advance Auto Parts and others that use the data cloud company Snowflake.On today's show, we try to figure out where that stolen data ended up, how worried we should be about it, and what we're supposed to do when bad actors take our personal and private information. And: How our information is being bought, sold, and stolen.This episode was hosted by Amanda Aronczyk and Keith Romer. It was produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler and edited by Meg Cramer. It was engineered by Ko Takasugi-Czernowin with an assist from Kwesi Lee, and fact-checked by Dania Suleman. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's executive producer.Help support Planet Money and hear our bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.

The investment giant said Social Security numbers, driver's licenses, and other sensitive information was compromised by a third party using newly established accounts.

Marriott will pay $52m to 50 US states for a data breach impacting 131.5 million American customers, and has agreed to implement stronger security practices

Examples of PHI in healthcare include details of allergies or preexisting conditions, the results of blood tests, MRI scans, and diagnoses.

Tech companies aren’t transparent about what they do with our photos – we asked experts about best baby-pic practices

Macs might be collecting information on iPhone apps, threatening privacy and compliance in the workplace.