Data Breach

A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of secure or private/confidential information to an untrusted environment.

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The Fraud That 85 Percent Of Fraud Detection Systems Miss
The Fraud That 85 Percent Of Fraud Detection Systems Miss
December 10, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The battle against fraudsters in the digital era has evolved into a never-ending arms race. The tools we use to detect, score and prevent fraud...

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FTC Issues Opinion On Cambridge Analytica Scandal
FTC Issues Opinion On Cambridge Analytica Scandal
December 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found on Friday (Dec. 6) that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica lied to people about the data it was...

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Synchrony Said Email About Amazon Card Was Mistake, Not Breach
Synchrony Said Email About Amazon Card Was Mistake, Not Breach
November 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Synchrony Financial said a message was erroneously sent to customers about an Amazon.com card and that a data breach had not occurred, according to a...

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FBI Probing Hack Of US Electricity Providers
FBI Probing Hack Of US Electricity Providers
November 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The FBI is investigating a hacking campaign that targeted more than a dozen U.S. utilities, some of which are located near critical infrastructure. According to...

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Unencrypted Vistaprint Database Exposed Personal Customer Data
Unencrypted Vistaprint Database Exposed Personal Customer Data
November 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Printing company Vistaprint left an online database containing customer interactions unencrypted, according to a report. A security researcher named Oliver Hough discovered the unprotected database...

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T-Mobile Data Breach Puts Personal Data Of 1M+ Customers At Risk
T-Mobile Data Breach Puts Personal Data Of 1M+ Customers At Risk
November 24, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A recent data breach exposed the personal data of more than 1 million prepaid T-Mobile customers, reports said on Friday (Nov. 22). The information exposed...

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Google Cloud Server Left A Billion Users’ Info Vulnerable
Google Cloud Server Left A Billion Users’ Info Vulnerable
November 22, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A database that aggregated 1.2 billion people’s personal data, which included email addresses, phone numbers and social media accounts, was discovered on an unprotected server...

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Macy’s Hacked In Magecart Attack
Macy’s Hacked In Magecart Attack
November 19, 2019  |  Retail

As its website has been hacked with code that steals shoppers’ payment information, Macy’s announced it has experienced a data breach. The website was compromised...

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CapOne Security Head Transferred In Wake Of Data Breach
CapOne Security Head Transferred In Wake Of Data Breach
November 07, 2019  |  Personnel

Capital One’s chief information security officer (CISO), Michael Johnson, is being transferred to a new position following the bank’s colossal cyberattack in July, The Wall...

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