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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Equifax Nears $700M Settlement For Data Breach
Equifax Nears $700M Settlement For Data Breach
July 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The 2017 Equifax data hack affecting more than 143 million people worldwide will cost the company about $700 million.  The credit reporting company is close...

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Another 2.2M Patients’ Data Exposed In AMCA Data Breach
Another 2.2M Patients’ Data Exposed In AMCA Data Breach
July 17, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Clinical Pathology Laboratories (CPL) is the latest victim of a data security breach at the billing collections service American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA). Some 2.2...

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Facebook Slapped With $5B FTC Fine, But Still Has Lots Of Friends
Facebook Slapped With $5B FTC Fine, But Still Has Lots Of Friends
July 15, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The most interesting story about Facebook since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke is one that hasn’t really been written. And it’s the one about the...

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Irish Regulators Could Investigate Google’s Voice Data Leak
Irish Regulators Could Investigate Google’s Voice Data Leak
July 12, 2019  |  Google

The news that Google hired contractors to listen to voice recordings from users has prompted a possible investigation by Irish data privacy regulators, according to...

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UK Regulator Readies $123M Fine For Marriott Over GDPR Violations
UK Regulator Readies $123M Fine For Marriott Over GDPR Violations
July 10, 2019  |  Regulation

The U.K. data protection authority will hit Marriott with a £99 million ($123 million) fine for a breach that exposed the data of up to...

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Researchers Find Over 2 Billion Records Exposed In Orvibo Data Breach
Researchers Find Over 2 Billion Records Exposed In Orvibo Data Breach
July 02, 2019  |  Safety and Security

In a reported leak of billions of user records in a smart home data breach, researchers have found that a database that belongs to Chinese...

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Facebook’s Post-Libra Fizzle
Facebook’s Post-Libra Fizzle
June 28, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

This was probably not the week Facebook had expected, post-Libra. You know, by now, that the social media giant unveiled the details of a new...

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Why Conglomerates Should Stop Blaming SMBs For Cyberattacks
Why Conglomerates Should Stop Blaming SMBs For Cyberattacks
June 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Cybersecurity investments are soaring: Venture capitalists placed a record level of funding toward cybersecurity startups last year, Strategic Cyber Ventures said in a January report....

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Canadian Lender Hit With Data Breach Impacting 2.9M
Canadian Lender Hit With Data Breach Impacting 2.9M
June 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Canadian lender Desjardins Group revealed that it has been the victim of a data breach that could impact more than 2.9 million members. The firm...

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