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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Zuckerberg Promises To Restrict Developers’ Data Access On Facebook
Zuckerberg Promises To Restrict Developers’ Data Access On Facebook
March 22, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has promised to take a tougher stance on developers’ access to user data after a recent scandal showed that a...

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Facebook Slapped With Shareholder Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook Slapped With Shareholder Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
March 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook’s latest data scandal — in which Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm, got access to data on 50 million users — has prompted a...

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Orbitz Hit By Data Breach Exposing Customer Info
Orbitz Hit By Data Breach Exposing Customer Info
March 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Orbitz, a subsidiary of online travel agency Expedia, has announced that it was hit with a data breach in 2016. The company stated that hackers...

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FTC Wades Into Facebook’s Latest Data Scandal
FTC Wades Into Facebook’s Latest Data Scandal
March 20, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook, the social media giant embroiled in a new consumer data scandal, is being pursued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the main agency for...

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Feds Accuse Equifax CIO Pick Of Insider Trading
Feds Accuse Equifax CIO Pick Of Insider Trading
March 14, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Wednesday (March 14) that it charged a former chief information officer of a U.S. business unit...

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Judge Allows Much Of Yahoo Breach Suit To Go Forward
Judge Allows Much Of Yahoo Breach Suit To Go Forward
March 12, 2018  |  Legal

A U.S. district court in San Jose, California, ruled late last week that most of a lawsuit concerning Yahoo’s data breach, which exposed 3 billion...

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Retailers Want More From Data Breach Law
Retailers Want More From Data Breach Law
March 08, 2018  |  Retail

Retailers have requested that the House Financial Services Committee take a closer look at draft data breach notification legislation, saying it doesn’t do enough to...

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Applebee’s Hit With POS Data Breach
Applebee’s Hit With POS Data Breach
March 06, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

After its point of sale (POS) systems were reportedly affected by malware designed to capture credit card information, RMH Franchise Holdings is warning that its...

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PA AG Sues Uber Over Data Breach
PA AG Sues Uber Over Data Breach
March 06, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies was handed a lawsuit from Pennsylvania Attorney General (AG) Josh Shapiro on Monday (March 5) over charges it violated the state’s data breach...

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