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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AI Puts Fraudulent Credit Card Testers To The Test
AI Puts Fraudulent Credit Card Testers To The Test
February 21, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

This is not a test. Beware the credit card test. There may be no escaping credit card fraud, as it comes in one form or...

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Widespread Corporate Hacking Lands Two Russians In Prison
Widespread Corporate Hacking Lands Two Russians In Prison
February 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Two Russian nationals have been handed prison sentences for their roles in hacking corporates and financial institutions (FIs) in the U.S., Bloomberg reported this week....

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81 Percent Of Senior Execs Lack Confidence In Their Cybersecurity
81 Percent Of Senior Execs Lack Confidence In Their Cybersecurity
February 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A new survey shows that cybersecurity is the biggest worry for companies, especially since few of them feel prepared to handle an attack. The survey,...

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Massachusetts Department of Revenue Exposes The Data Of Business Taxpayers
Massachusetts Department of Revenue Exposes The Data Of Business Taxpayers
February 15, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A data glitch at the Massachusetts Department of Revenue accidentally exposed the private data of around 16,500 business taxpayers. According to a report in the...

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Cybercrimes Cost Financial Service Firms $18M, On Average
Cybercrimes Cost Financial Service Firms $18M, On Average
February 14, 2018  |  Fraud Attack

Financial services firms, above any other industry, rack up the most in damages following a cyberattack, a new report from Accenture and Ponemon Institute found....

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Senators Want Answers From CFPB On Equifax Probe
Senators Want Answers From CFPB On Equifax Probe
February 09, 2018  |  CFPB

A group of 31 Democrat and Independent U.S. senators are calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to provide information as to why the...

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Uber Hackers Hailed From Canada And Florida
Uber Hackers Hailed From Canada And Florida
February 07, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The hackers behind the 2016 data breach of rideshare startup firm Uber were located in Canada and Florida, according to Reuters reports published Tuesday (Feb....

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Mnuchin Presses CFPB For Answers On Equifax Hack
Mnuchin Presses CFPB For Answers On Equifax Hack
February 07, 2018  |  CFPB

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he has questions for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on its decision to pull back on the probe...

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Equifax Gives Lenders Access To SMB Data
Equifax Gives Lenders Access To SMB Data
February 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Soon after news emerged that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would be pulling back its investigation into Equifax Inc. and the data breach that...

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