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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Senate Bill Aims To Jail Execs Who Hide Data Breaches
Senate Bill Aims To Jail Execs Who Hide Data Breaches
December 04, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A new bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week calling for jail time for executives who hide data breaches. As reported by Wired,...

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EU Privacy Regulators To Coordinate Uber Hack Cover-Up Inquiries
EU Privacy Regulators To Coordinate Uber Hack Cover-Up Inquiries
November 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Privacy regulators of the European Union said Wednesday (Nov. 29) they have created a task force to coordinate the inquiries into the data breach at...

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Global Shipper Hacked, Data On Shipments Likely Exposed
Global Shipper Hacked, Data On Shipments Likely Exposed
November 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Clarksons, the U.K. shipping service provider, disclosed news on Wednesday (Nov. 29) that its computer systems were hit by a data breach. In a press release,...

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Washington State AG Sues Uber Over Data Breach
Washington State AG Sues Uber Over Data Breach
November 29, 2017  |  Legal

More legal woes for Uber: Washington State’s attorney general has sued the ride-sharing company, alleging it had violated the state’s data breach notification law. The...

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Senate Demands Answers From Uber Over Hack
Senate Demands Answers From Uber Over Hack
November 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Lawmakers sent a letter to Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of Uber, saying that the data breach, which the company paid hackers to cover up...

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Tokenization’s Value Beyond Payments
Tokenization’s Value Beyond Payments
November 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Tokenization is a vanguard in the fight against card not present fraud – but is flexible enough to protect just about any store of value....

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Uber Gets Sued Over Hack As SoftBank Weighs Price
Uber Gets Sued Over Hack As SoftBank Weighs Price
November 27, 2017  |  Legal

More bad news for Uber: After revealing that it paid hackers $100,000 to keep quiet about stealing the personal information of 57 million customers and...

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Regulators Want Answers From Uber Over Hidden Hack
Regulators Want Answers From Uber Over Hidden Hack
November 23, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing app company Uber, which made news when it covered up a huge data breach that exposed roughly 600,000 driver’s license numbers, could face investigations...

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Uber Hacked A Year Ago, 57M People Compromised
Uber Hacked A Year Ago, 57M People Compromised
November 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Uber has been hit with another scandal: This time, it’s the revelation that hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers more...

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