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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Consumer Advocates Cry Foul On CFPB’s Equifax Stance
Consumer Advocates Cry Foul On CFPB’s Equifax Stance
February 06, 2018  |  CFPB

President Donald Trump and his administration are facing complaints from consumer protection advocates, who are advocating for a reopening of the investigation into the Equifax...

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FBI Cyber Head Reinforces Need For Action On Corporate Security
FBI Cyber Head Reinforces Need For Action On Corporate Security
February 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-sized business (SMB) cybersecurity must be paramount for both the small businesses themselves and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the latter’s Deputy Assistant...

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Lyft Accused Of Giving Access To Rider Data, Including Zuck’s Phone Number
Lyft Accused Of Giving Access To Rider Data, Including Zuck’s Phone Number
January 26, 2018  |  Ridesharing

A former Lyft employee has accused staffers of using the ridesharing company’s software to spy on passengers, including obtaining the phone number of Facebook CEO...

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Equifax Most Complained About Financial Company In 2017
Equifax Most Complained About Financial Company In 2017
January 18, 2018  |  CFPB

Equifax may be working to rebuild its reputation after a massive data breach exposed the information of millions of its customers, but the public still...

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OnePlus Users’ Credit Card Info Hacked
OnePlus Users’ Credit Card Info Hacked
January 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers may have infiltrated the consumer website of OnePlus, the Chinese smartphone maker, stealing customers’ credit card information. According to a report in TheNextWeb, the...

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Bill Would Give FTC Authority To Police, Fine Credit Bureaus
Bill Would Give FTC Authority To Police, Fine Credit Bureaus
January 11, 2018  |  Regulation

Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Mark Warner are introducing new legislation that would allow the U.S. government to levy fines on companies that are the...

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Wag Labs In Doghouse Over Data Breach
Wag Labs In Doghouse Over Data Breach
January 10, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Wag Labs is in the doghouse with its customers after accidentally exposing web pages that revealed such information as client addresses and lockbox codes. Wag’s...

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Snowden Backs Journalist Who Exposed India’s Aadhaar Breach
Snowden Backs Journalist Who Exposed India’s Aadhaar Breach
January 10, 2018  |  Safety and Security

Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower, is calling on the arrests of the people behind the breach of India’s biometric ID system, Aadhaar. According...

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What Toymakers Can Learn From VTech Breach And Settlement
What Toymakers Can Learn From VTech Breach And Settlement
January 09, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

It was like stealing data from a baby. In 2015, electronic toy company VTech learned from a journalist that a hacker had accessed its computer...

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