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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Developers’ Education Site Thinkful Discovers Data Breach
Developers’ Education Site Thinkful Discovers Data Breach
September 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Thinkful, an online education site for developers, has revealed that it has been hit with a data breach. “We recently discovered that an unauthorized party...

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Indonesia’s Lion Air Probes Breach Of Customers’ Personal Data
Indonesia’s Lion Air Probes Breach Of Customers’ Personal Data
September 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Following incidents at other airlines, Indonesian carrier PT Lion Mentari Airlines, known as Lion Air, is looking into a breach that reportedly led to passenger data...

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How Banks Are Using AI, ML To Fight Account Opening Fraud
How Banks Are Using AI, ML To Fight Account Opening Fraud
September 19, 2019  |  Digital Banking

The threat of a data breach is now an ever-present part of life for customers and the banks that serve them. A reported 3,813 data...

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U.S. Bank: Machine Learning Is Banks’ Best Bet Against Fraud
U.S. Bank: Machine Learning Is Banks’ Best Bet Against Fraud
September 17, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Banks lost about $4 billion to account takeover (ATO) fraud attempts last year and the losses are set to further increase as this year progresses. ATO...

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Data Breach Leaks 198M Car Buyers’ Personal Data
Data Breach Leaks 198M Car Buyers’ Personal Data
September 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A massive data breach has compromised the records of 198 million car buyers. Jeremiah Fowler, a senior security researcher at Security Discovery, discovered the breach...

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Deep Dive: The Benefits Of Digital Identity In Banking And The Gig Economy
Deep Dive: The Benefits Of Digital Identity In Banking And The Gig Economy
September 10, 2019  |  Authentication

The digital identity verification market is projected to reach $12.8 billion by 2024, despite the fact that digital IDs are still largely underused in the...

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Monster: Job Seekers’ Resumes Were Exposed Online
Monster: Job Seekers’ Resumes Were Exposed Online
September 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Monster.com was the victim of a data breach caused by an exposed web server, but failed to inform users about the incident. The server held...

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Google Says 1B Apple Users Could Be At Risk Of Hack Attacks
Google Says 1B Apple Users Could Be At Risk Of Hack Attacks
September 01, 2019  |  Apple

Google’s Project Zero team was the first to let Apple users know iPhones and related Apple products have been subjected to a breach, Forbes reported...

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Bulgaria Tax Agency To Appeal $3M Fine For Data Breach
Bulgaria Tax Agency To Appeal $3M Fine For Data Breach
August 29, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The National Revenue Agency (NRA) in Bulgaria was fined 5.1 million levs ($2.9 million) by the country’s data-protection agency over a data breach that compromised...

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