Aura Exposed: When 900,000 Marketing Contacts Turned Into a Security Crisis
Aura, the consumer digital safety company known for identity protection and fraud monitoring, recently confirmed a data breach that exposed nearly 900,000 marketing contacts. What seems like a single shocking number actually reveals deeper problems: legacy data inherited through acquisitions, the continued effectiveness of social-engineering attacks, and the tricky line between marketing lists and active customer records. This incident is a useful case study in why even security-focused companies must…