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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NEW REPORT: Can Smarter Payments Kill Off Timesheets?
NEW REPORT: Can Smarter Payments Kill Off Timesheets?
December 12, 2018  |  Smarter Payments

In the smarter payments ecosystem, payments are more than simply moving funds from sender to recipient. These transactions are also about the transfer of data...

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Lawmakers: Equifax Breach ‘Entirely Preventable’
Lawmakers: Equifax Breach ‘Entirely Preventable’
December 10, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A report by the House Oversight Committee has found that Equifax’s massive data breach could have been easily prevented if its security practices and policies...

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What An Alleged NSA Hack Reveals About Payments Cybersecurity
What An Alleged NSA Hack Reveals About Payments Cybersecurity
December 07, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Not to ruin your holiday spirit, but let’s start this story with the cold and brutal truth: One of the largest risks that payments and...

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China May Have Been Behind Marriott Data Breach
China May Have Been Behind Marriott Data Breach
December 06, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The hackers behind that data breach at Marriott International may have been working for the government of China as part of an intelligence-gathering effort, reported...

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Microsoft: India Cos Lose $10.3M From Cyberattacks Annually
Microsoft: India Cos Lose $10.3M From Cyberattacks Annually
December 06, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A new study has revealed that a large-sized company in India loses an average of $10.3 million each year due to cyberattacks, while a mid-sized...

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Marriott CFO On Data Breach Cost: Too Soon To Say
Marriott CFO On Data Breach Cost: Too Soon To Say
December 05, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

After one of the largest data breaches in history, affecting an estimated 500 million guests, Marriott International Chief Financial Officer Leeny Oberg said the attack...

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The Security Threat Of Bank-FinTech Collaboration
The Security Threat Of Bank-FinTech Collaboration
December 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

When the data of 15 million T-Mobile customers was stolen in 2015, the mobile firm’s CEO immediately went into damage control mode. John Legere released...

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Quora’s 100M Users Affected By Data Breach
Quora’s 100M Users Affected By Data Breach
December 04, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Question and answer site Quora announced that it has been hit with a massive data breach that impacted 100 million of its users. “We recently...

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Marriott’s Unreported Hacks Leave Travelers Exposed
Marriott’s Unreported Hacks Leave Travelers Exposed
December 04, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The massive data breach revealed by Marriott last week might hurt its customers beyond the personal information that was stolen. On November 30, the company...

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