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SEC Probing First American Financial’s Data Breach
SEC Probing First American Financial’s Data Breach
August 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating a security breach at First American Financial Corporation that saw the exposure of upwards of 885...

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FTC Files Suit Against Cambridge Analytica For Facebook Privacy Breach
FTC Files Suit Against Cambridge Analytica For Facebook Privacy Breach
July 24, 2019  |  Facebook

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has filed a suit against data analytics company Cambridge Analytica. In addition to the administrative complaint, the agency...

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Bulgarian Cyberattack Swipes Millions Of Taxpayers’ Data
Bulgarian Cyberattack Swipes Millions Of Taxpayers’ Data
July 16, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The finance minister in Bulgaria admitted that a hacker stole millions of people’s data, and that almost every taxpaying adult in the country was affected,...

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British Airways Fined £183M After 0.5M Users’ Data Is Compromised
British Airways Fined £183M After 0.5M Users’ Data Is Compromised
July 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways over £183m for a data breach involving the theft of more than half a million...

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The Data Breach Case Against Facebook Is Moving Forward
The Data Breach Case Against Facebook Is Moving Forward
June 25, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is still legally on the hook for a September data breach that affected 30 million of their customers. Hackers were reportedly able to exploit...

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Moody’s Lowers Equifax Rating After Cyberattack
Moody’s Lowers Equifax Rating After Cyberattack
May 23, 2019  |  Markets

Moody’s has lowered its rating outlook on Equifax due to cybersecurity issues. Moody’s lowered the credit monitoring company’s outlook from stable to negative on Wednesday...

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Freedom Mobile Exposes Data On Thousands Of Customers
Freedom Mobile Exposes Data On Thousands Of Customers
May 07, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Freedom Mobile, the Canadian wireless carrier, reportedly exposed its customers’ data and took a week to fix the security lapse after being alerted to it....

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Halts BTGN Trading; Scammers Target Crypto Users On Microsoft Outlook
Bitcoin Daily: SEC Halts BTGN Trading; Scammers Target Crypto Users On Microsoft Outlook
April 30, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A venure that would make it easier for consumers to pay for purchases in bitcoin is applying for a license from New York state regulators. Bakkt, which...

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Facebook Admits Millions Of Instagram Passwords Were Exposed
Facebook Admits Millions Of Instagram Passwords Were Exposed
April 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook admitted on Thursday (April 18) that millions of Instagram passwords were available to be seen by employees in a company-wide database, according to a...

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