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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Facebook Cleans Out Fake Accounts Selling SSN And Credit Card Info

Facebook Cleans Out Fake Accounts Selling SSN And Credit Card Info
Facebook Cleans Out Fake Accounts Selling SSN And Credit Card Info
April 25, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook has removed a number of accounts and pages that advertised the personal information of dozens of people, including Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers...

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Credit Karma Will Now Scan The Dark Web For Customers
Credit Karma Will Now Scan The Dark Web For Customers
April 25, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

Credit Karma, the company that provides consumers with their credit score and a free identity monitoring tool for users, is expanding its offering to include...

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SEC Fines Altaba $35M For Yahoo Data Breach
SEC Fines Altaba $35M For Yahoo Data Breach
April 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Tuesday (April 24) that Altaba, the entity formerly known as Yahoo, has agreed to pay a $35...

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Anatomy Of An ATO: How To Spot A Fraudster
Anatomy Of An ATO: How To Spot A Fraudster
April 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

With the advent of technology and the prevalence of online shopping, the term eCommerce fraud has become more general and more vague. Under it, there...

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Former SunTrust Employee Tried To Steal Data On 1.5M Clients
Former SunTrust Employee Tried To Steal Data On 1.5M Clients
April 20, 2018  |  Fraud Attack

SunTrust Banks has revealed that a former employee tried to download information on nearly 1.5 million clients and share it with a criminal third party....

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Data Firm Exposes 48M Social Media User Profiles
Data Firm Exposes 48M Social Media User Profiles
April 19, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

LocalBlox, a small data firm, created personal profiles of 48 million people using data from the likes of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Zillow and others without...

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TaskRabbit Takes Website, App Down After Computer Hack
TaskRabbit Takes Website, App Down After Computer Hack
April 17, 2018  |  Safety and Security

TaskRabbit — the freelancer marketplace owned by IKEA, the Swedish furniture retailer — has been the victim of a hack that prompted the company to...

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Cambridge Analytica’s Interim CEO Resigns
Cambridge Analytica’s Interim CEO Resigns
April 12, 2018  |  Personnel

Cambridge Analytica announced that its acting CEO is stepping down from the position. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Government Orgs Are 30 Percent Of Data Theft Victims
Government Orgs Are 30 Percent Of Data Theft Victims
April 10, 2018  |  B2B Payments

High-profile and damaging payment data hacks in the U.S. are leading employers to limit their workers’ access to sensitive data, according to a new report...

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