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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Flipboard Admits To Nine-Month Database Breach
Flipboard Admits To Nine-Month Database Breach
May 30, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

News aggregation platform Flipboard has revealed that it suffered a data breach that went on for nine months. “We recently identified unauthorized access to some...

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Virus-Infected Laptop Sold As Artwork For $1.3M
Virus-Infected Laptop Sold As Artwork For $1.3M
May 29, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Who says a virus-riddled laptop is useless? In fact, one person just paid $1.345 million to obtain an infected device — as a piece of...

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App Defect May Have Exposed First American Financial Customers’ Data
App Defect May Have Exposed First American Financial Customers’ Data
May 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

First American Financial, the real estate title insurance company, may have provided unauthorized access to the financial information of its customers. According to a report...

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Travel Managers Battle Growing Fraud Threats
Travel Managers Battle Growing Fraud Threats
May 24, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Travel managers are battling against card skimming and other types of fraud — and the instances of fraud are on the rise, according to a...

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Can IoT Developers, Lawmakers Ever See Eye To Eye?
Can IoT Developers, Lawmakers Ever See Eye To Eye?
May 24, 2019  |  Intelligence of Things

Intelligence of Things (IoT) devices are continuing to gain popularity. By some estimates, more than 14 billion devices are expected to be in use by...

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The SMB C-Suite’s Data Security Problem
The SMB C-Suite’s Data Security Problem
May 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In an environment of relentless cyber threats, small businesses (SMBs) still too often feel they are not targets for cyberattacks and data breaches. Less than...

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Truecaller Denies Hack As User Info Emerges On Dark Web
Truecaller Denies Hack As User Info Emerges On Dark Web
May 22, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Data from Truecaller, the Swedish caller identity app company, is reportedly being sold in private internet forums, including data on customer phone numbers and email...

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Japan’s Uniqlo Hacked, 460K Accounts Compromised
Japan’s Uniqlo Hacked, 460K Accounts Compromised
May 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain, said that data from upwards of 460,000 customer accounts was compromised by hackers from...

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G7 Prepares For Cross-Border Malware Simulation
G7 Prepares For Cross-Border Malware Simulation
May 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Wolters Kluwer, which fell victim to a malware attack last week, sent a “quiet panic” through the accounting industry, with clients unable to access data...

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