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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Capital One Hacker Indicted On Fraud, Theft Charges
Capital One Hacker Indicted On Fraud, Theft Charges
August 29, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The woman accused of one of the largest instances of corporate hacking in recent memory was indicted on charges of wire fraud and computer data...

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Breach At Cybersecurity Firm Imperva Exposes User Data
Breach At Cybersecurity Firm Imperva Exposes User Data
August 28, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

California-based Imperva, a principal cybersecurity provider that works to prevent website breaches, has said it was hacked, The Next Web reported on Wednesday (Aug. 28)....

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Ping Identity Plans To Raise $100M With Public Listing
Ping Identity Plans To Raise $100M With Public Listing
August 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Colorado-based online ID management company Ping Identity is going public and is trying to raise up to $100 million in an IPO on the...

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Breach Of Mastercard Loyalty Program Affected 90K Germans’ Data
Breach Of Mastercard Loyalty Program Affected 90K Germans’ Data
August 23, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Belgian and German data protection regulators were notified by Mastercard of a possible data breach, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Aug. 23). The breach was first...

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Prosecutors Argue For Cap One Hacker To Remain In Jail
Prosecutors Argue For Cap One Hacker To Remain In Jail
August 22, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Federal prosecutors believe that the woman allegedly responsible for the Capital One hacking is a danger to society who needs to stay in prison while...

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PayID Hack Prompts Warning From Banks Down Under
PayID Hack Prompts Warning From Banks Down Under
August 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A recent PayID data breach reported to Australia’s New Payments Platform (NPP) has prompted banks to issue warnings to customers, FinTech Extra reported on Wednesday...

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Concerns Mount Over Banks’ Move To The Cloud
Concerns Mount Over Banks’ Move To The Cloud
August 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

No rest for banks amid the hackers. And certainly not with an outsourced tech model. In the wake of the Capital One data breach that...

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Amazon Reportedly Sent Customers Wrong Order Info
Amazon Reportedly Sent Customers Wrong Order Info
August 16, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Amazon customers are saying they have received email updates and invoices about orders that belong to other people, as reported on Friday (Aug. 16). The...

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Bluetooth Security Flaw Makes Users’ Device Data Vulnerable To Attack
Bluetooth Security Flaw Makes Users’ Device Data Vulnerable To Attack
August 16, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A new Bluetooth security flaw was discovered that could leave users’ data unprotected and open to hackers, The Verge reported on Friday (Aug. 16). The...

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