 TITLE: Experian Forecasts the Top 5 Data Breach Predictions for 2019 CONTENT: For consumers, knowing what to do if you become a victim of a data breach can make all the difference in protecting your data and your identity. Here are Experian's five data breach predictions for 2019:\n### 1\\. Biometric Hacking\nAttackers will zero in on biometric hacking and expose vulnerabilities in touch ID sensors, facial recognition, and passcodes. Biometric data has been considered the most secure method of authentication, but it can be stolen or altered, and sensors can be manipulated and spoofed or deteriorate with too much use.\n### 2\\. Skimming\nThis is the next frontier for an enterprise-wide attack on a major financial institution's national network, and it could result in millions of lost dollars. Credit card skimming uses hidden devices designed to steal card information and passcodes. Criminals are now going after bank networks, moving beyond attacking individual ATMs by loading malware into entire computer systems.\n### 3\\. Major Attack on Wireless Carrier\nA major wireless carrier will be attacked with a simultaneous effect on both iPhones and Androids, stealing personal information from millions of consumers smartphones and possibly disabling all wireless communications in the United States. Similar to an attack on critical infrastructure, a serious disruption to a wireless network could halt business, government, and more.\n### 4\\. Cloud Breach\nIt's a matter of when, not if, a top cloud vendor breach will occur, compromising the sensitive information of major companies. The only question is how long it will take hackers to go to the cloud, affecting the world's largest companies and potentially billions of pieces of data.\n### 5\\. Gaming\nThe online gaming community will be an emerging hacker target, with cyber criminals posing as gamers and gaining access to the computers and personal data of trusting players. A cybercriminal can easily pose as a gamer or take over an avatar to infiltrate games and communities, stealing personal and credit card information and valuable game pieces and tokens. END