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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NIS America Hit By Data Breach
NIS America Hit By Data Breach
March 05, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Nippon Ichi Software announced news that its American division, NIS America, was the victim of a major data breach that exposed the personal and financial...

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Equifax Breach To Cost Total Of $439M
Equifax Breach To Cost Total Of $439M
March 05, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax, the credit scoring company that’s embroiled in a massive data breach, expects costs from that to increase $275 million in 2018. That increase in...

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Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor
Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor
March 02, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Bitcoin mining, like its real-world counterpart, uses a lot of power. Exactly how much constitutes “a lot” is a bit of a debate. The most...

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Today In Data: Kiosks, Equifax And FinTech VC All See Growth
Today In Data: Kiosks, Equifax And FinTech VC All See Growth
March 02, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, the kiosk market is seeing continued growth and proliferation, the Equifax breach impacted more U.S. individuals than previously reported, corporate disbursements...

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Equifax Reveals 2.4M More Victims Of Breach
Equifax Reveals 2.4M More Victims Of Breach
March 01, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax, the credit scoring company embroiled in a 2017 data breach scandal, disclosed news on Thursday (March 1) that has identified 2.4 million more consumers in...

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Despite Equifax Breach, People Don’t Check Their Credit Scores
Despite Equifax Breach, People Don’t Check Their Credit Scores
February 27, 2018  |  Consumer Insights

Despite a massive data breach at credit scoring company Equifax last year, a new survey reveals adults in the U.S. haven’t been checking their credit scores....

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Data Dive: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Edition: Discover, JPMC And Toys R Us
Data Dive: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Edition: Discover, JPMC And Toys R...
February 26, 2018  |  Data Dive

Last week had plot twists in the payments and commerce ecosystem. We found out Google was hitting reset on its mobile payments ambitions. We learned, care of an...

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Equifax Taps Entersekt To Boost Mobile Security
Equifax Taps Entersekt To Boost Mobile Security
February 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Entersekt, the push-based authentication and mobile app security company, announced news on Thursday (Feb. 22) that it inked a technology partnership with global information solutions...

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Aussie Firms Unaware Of Incoming Data Breach Disclosure Rules
Aussie Firms Unaware Of Incoming Data Breach Disclosure Rules
February 21, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses across Australia could soon be tripped up by incoming rules addressing data breach disclosures, according to news from the Brisbane Times this week. The publication...

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