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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Dell Reset All Customer Passwords After Attempted Data Hack

Dell Reset All Customer Passwords After Attempted Data Hack
Dell Reset All Customer Passwords After Attempted Data Hack
November 29, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Dell announced that it reset passwords for all accounts on its online electronics store after it stopped hackers from trying to steal customer data. Citing a...

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GoDaddy Highlights Small Business Cybersecurity Paradox
GoDaddy Highlights Small Business Cybersecurity Paradox
November 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Earlier this week, reports said two researchers from Bloomsberg University of Pennsylvania made their case for safe harbor rules and overall easing of regulatory penalties...

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Atrium Health Patient Database Breached
Atrium Health Patient Database Breached
November 28, 2018  |  Safety and Security

Atrium Health revealed that the data of about 2.65 million patients may have been compromised in a breach at its third-party provider AccuDoc Solutions. Get...

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Urban Massage’s Customer Database Leaked
Urban Massage’s Customer Database Leaked
November 27, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A popular London-based massage startup has leaked its entire customer database — and could face steep fines due to violating GDPR (General Date Protection Regulation)...

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Uber Gets Fined By UK, Dutch Regulators For 2016 Data Breach
Uber Gets Fined By UK, Dutch Regulators For 2016 Data Breach
November 27, 2018  |  Regulation

Uber was hit with a fine by U.K. and Dutch regulators on Tuesday (Nov. 27) for the data breach in 2016 that impacted millions of...

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Give SMBs A Break On Cyber Penalties, Researchers Argue
Give SMBs A Break On Cyber Penalties, Researchers Argue
November 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Two researchers from Bloomsberg University of Pennsylvania are arguing that small businesses should not be held accountable to the same level as large corporations when...

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IBM CEO Latest To Pile Onto Big Tech
IBM CEO Latest To Pile Onto Big Tech
November 27, 2018  |  Facebook

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is the latest tech executive to criticize web platforms, such as Facebook and Google, over their data collection practices. Get the...

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Facebook Fights UK Fine For Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook Fights UK Fine For Cambridge Analytica Scandal
November 22, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook plans to appeal a fine issued by the U.K.’s data watchdog in response to the social media site’s Cambridge Analytica scandal. Get the Full...

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Glitch Exposes Amazon Customer Emails
Glitch Exposes Amazon Customer Emails
November 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In what it described as a “technical error,” Amazon confirmed Wednesday (Nov. 21) that some of its customer names and emails have been exposed, and...

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